Sheila Jackson Lee: “There is not one district where the Department of Labor does not document the loss of jobs through trade. I would rather…”

“There is not one district where the Department of Labor does not document the loss of jobs through trade. I would rather be standing here today and saving a monumental amount of jobs for those individuals that may have skills that are not in the chief executive office. I want to make sure that there is help, and I also want to say let's keep negotiating to get a component that deals with workers. The Trade Adjustment Assistance Act is for workers. It is to give you that cushion; and it is to, in actuality, be able to help over 10,853 workers in my State alone. We are here today to say keep pushing for an equality in trade negotiations to be able to lift the boats of workers across America, and then we are telling those who may be the beneficiary or the victim of dumping or other tactics that we will not leave here without voting for Trade Adjustment Assistance. Again, I thank my colleague for realizing we are better together than we are divided. I thank my colleague Mr. Levin, who was never wavered from understanding trade, but having the empathy of the working man and woman. I stand with him, and we are going to move America forward. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the Motion to Concur to H.R. 1295-- Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015. Put simply, this bill will create jobs, protect workers and help grow our economy.…”