Pete Sessions: “I rise today in support of fast track. I find it very amazing that my colleagues and friends, including those from…”

“I rise today in support of fast track. I find it very amazing that my colleagues and friends, including those from Texas, blame this on politics. I will tell my colleagues who I blame it on. I blame it on people like the Texas Farm Bureau and the Texas and Southwest Cattle Raisers who have asked me and told me point blank, it is the most important vote that could take place in the remainder of this session. They are for opening markets and creating jobs. They are for American export businesses. They recognize that 96 percent of the consumers in the world live outside the United States. Lastly, they realize that 30 percent of the growth of the markets that they have come directly from overseas markets. Mr. Speaker, I will tell my colleagues, I do not blame this on Newt Gingrich. I blame this on the Texas Farm Bureau, the Texas and Southwest Cattle Raisers and 75 other people who are in the agribusiness. I will vote yes with them.”