On the recordMay 12, 2015
in the remaining 2\1/2\ minutes we have, I want to take a few seconds of it. I urge my colleagues to support the motion to proceed. All this does is get us on the bill. We need to have a robust debate about the trade agenda, and I am willing to do that. Of course, the centerpiece is TPA--no question about it. I know our staffs have been working together to find a path forward on Enforce Customs. This is an important bill, and we need to get it through the Senate, but to do that, we need to begin debate today. Trade promotion authority is the key to our economic future. I hope my colleagues on both sides of the aisle will stand with me and President Obama and vote yes so we may update and modernize our trade laws, including TPA, and help lay the groundwork for a healthy economy for our children and our grandchildren. Ninety-five percent of the world's trade is outside of our country. Trade produces better salaries--13 to 18 percent. We have worked through all the problems in the committee. We have had plenty of amendments, lots of debate, and we put this on the floor with the understanding that it would be voted on.
