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DIFFERENT FROM THOSE COMMERCIAL
TECH KNOLLS IN SERVICE AT THE
TIME THE GUARANTEE IS ISSUED.
PURSUANT TO THE
RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM
CALIFORNIA --
I RESERVE A
POINT OF ORDER.
A POINT OF ORDER IS RESERVED.
THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA
IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.
A MEMBER OPPOSED WILL BE
RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINS.
I RISE IN
SUPPORT OF MY AMENDMENT WHICH
WOULD SUPPORT ADVANCED NUCLEAR
REACTORS, PARTICULARLY THOSE
THAT DO NOT USE LIGHT WATER
COOLANT, WHICH IS TECHNOLOGY
THAT'S BEEN USED FOR DECADES
AND SEEMS TO BE WHAT CERTAIN
MEMBERS OF THE BUSINESS WORLD
ARE TRYING TO FOIST OFF ON THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE.
NO, IT'S TIME TO UPGRADE TO
UPDATE, AND INNOVATE.
SINCE I UNDERSTAND THAT A POINT
OF ORDER HAS BEEN RAISED
AGAINST THIS AMENDMENT, I
INTEND TO WITHDRAW IT BUT
BEFORE I DO SO, I WOULD LIKE TO
MAKE SOME REMARKS AS TO WHY IT
IS IMPORTANT FOR THESE NEW
REACTORS TO COME FORWARD.
AS I STATED EARLIER, THESE NEW
TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS THE HIGH
TEMPERATURE GAS-COOLED REACTORS
HOLD SIGNIFICANT PROMISE OF
MEETING OUR EVER-INCREASING
ENERGY NEEDS WITH SAFE, CLEAN,
RELIABLE, COST-EFFECTIVE,
NONCARBON PRODUCING,
PROLIFERATION RESISTANT,
AMERICAN-BUILT NUCLEAR POWER
PLANTS.
A NUMB OF OUR COMMERCIAL
COMPANIES OUT THERE RIGHT NOW
ARE READY TO BRING FORTH THIS
CUTTING EDGE NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY
AND PUT IT ON THE MARKET AND
CREATE NEW HIGH TECH PRIVATE
SECTOR JOBS FOR THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE.
THEIR SUCCESS SHOULD BE OUR
GOAL.
THERE IS SOME MENTION OF THESE
TECHNOLOGIES IN THE COMMITTEE
I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR THAT.
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO DRAW
ATTENTION TO WHY THESE ARE SO
VITALLY IMPORTANT FOR OUR
COUNTRY.
FIRST OF ALL, THE SMALL MODULAR
NUCLEAR REACTORS, ESPECIALLY
THOSE THAT DO NOT RELY ON
DECADES-OLD LIGHT WATER COOLANT
SYSTEMS, EXEMPLIFY THE NEXT
WAVE OF NUCLEAR POWER AND WE
SHOULD PURSUE IT FAR MORE
AGGRESSIVELY THAN WE ARE TODAY.
SPECIFICALLY, WE SHOULD BE MORE
AGGRESSIVELY PURSUING THE NEXT
GENERATION NUCLEAR PLANT AND
MAKE THE BEST USE OF THE
TECHNOLOGIES THAT HAVE BEEN
DEVELOPED WHICH INCLUDE
INHERENTLY SAFE REACTORS THAT
DON'T REQUIRE EXTRANEOUS
ENGINEERED SAFETY DEVICES TO
PROTECT THE PUBLIC.
WE HAVE A NEW LEVEL OF SAFETY
THAT IS ALMOST UNIMAGINABLE IN
THESE NEW REACTORS.
HIGH FUEL -- WE SHOULD
UNDERSTAND THAT WE NEED THE
HIGH-FUEL BURNUP RATES THAT
WILL GREATLY REDUCE THE
PROLIFERATION CONCERNS.
SO WE HAVE REACTORS NOW THAT
WILL BE AVAILABLE THAT WILL NOT
LEAVE THE RESIDUE AND THE
LEFTOVER MATERIAL THAT CAN BE
TURNED INTO NUCLEAR WEAPONS.
WE ALSO HAVE REACTORS THAT ARE
MODULAR, SCALEABLE, AND CAN BE
DELIVERED UNDER -- DELIVERED ON
THE BACK OF A TRUCK.
THIS WOULD MAKE THEM FAR MORE
ECONOMICAL, FAR MORE FEASIBLE
FOR VARIOUS COMMUNITIES THROUGH
WE CAN MANUFACTURE THESE
SOMEWHERE IN AMERICA AND
TRANSPORT THEM AROUND THE
COUNTRY OR AROUND THE PLANET.
THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SHOULD
ENCOURAGE AND PARTNER WITH
INDUSTRY TO BUILD WORKING
REACTOR PROTOTYPES USING THESE
TECHNOLOGIES TO PROVIDE THE
DATA REQUIRED FOR COMMERCIAL
THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION SHOULD ENCOURAGE
APPLICATIONS FROM PRIVATE
COMPANIERS IN PURPOSE OF
BUILDING WORKING, COMMERCIAL
REACTORS, INCORPORATING THESE
NEW TECH KNOLLS.
THE N.R.C. SHOULD ALSO CONSIDER
THESE APPLICATIONS IMMEDIATELY
UPON RECEIVING THEM AND
EXPEDITE THE PROCESSING.
IDEALLY, THE N.R.C. SHOULD BE
ABLE TO COMPLETE THE PROCESS IN
TWO YEARS OF RECEIPT OF INITIAL
APPLICATION THAT SHOULD BE MORE
THAN A GOAL.
THAT SHOULD BE A COMMITMENT.
I HOPE I'VE MADE IT CLEAR HOW
VITAL THESE TECHNOLOGIES ARE TO
OUR ENERGY FUTURE.
WE ARE EITHER GOING TO LEAD THE
WORLD IN THE NUCLEAR ARENA, OR
WE ARE GOING TO BE LEFT BEHIND
AS A COUNTRY.
I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S A
TECHNICAL PROBLEM WITH THIS
AMENDMENT.
AND I THEREFORE WOULD LIKE TO
MAKE SURE THAT MY COLLEAGUES
UNDERSTAND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF
THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY THAT I ALSO
UNDERSTAND THAT I HAVE -- I
WITHDRAW MY AMENDMENT.
THE GENTLEMAN ASKS
CONSENT TO WITHDRAW HIS
AMENDMENT.
SEEING NONE, THE AMENDMENT IS
WITHDRAWN.
THE GENTLELADY FROM FLORIDA.
MR. CHAIRMAN, I HAVE AN
AMENDMENT AT THE DESK.
THE CLERK WILL
REPORT THE AMENDMENT.
AMENDMENT OFFERED BY
MRS. ADAMS OF FLORIDA.
PAGE 62, AFTER LINE 2, INSERT
THE FOLLOWING, SECTION 609,
NONE OF THE FUNDS MADE
AVAILABLE BY THIS ACT MAY P
USED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
ENERGY FOR MAINTAINING,
DEVELOPING, OR CREATING ANY
WEBSITE WHICH DISSEMINATES
INFORMATION REGARDING ENERGY
EFFICIENCY AND EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAMS ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY
SPECIFICALLY TO CHILDREN UNDER
18 YEARS OF AGE, INCLUDING THE
CURRENT WEBSITE OPERATED BY THE
OFFICE OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND
RETHUBLE ENERGY TITLED KIDS
SAVING ENERGY AND THE CURRENT
WEBSITE OPERATED BY THE ENERGY
INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION
TITLED "ENERGY KIDS."
PURSUANT TO THE
ORDER OF THE HOUSE TODAY, THE
GENTLELADY FROM FLORIDA, MRS.
ADAMS, AND A MEMBER OPPOSED TO
THE AMENDMENT, WILL EACH
CONTROL FIVE MINUTES.
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE
GENTLELADY FROM FLORIDA.
I RISE IN SUPPORT
OF MY AMENDMENT WHICH WOULD
ELIMINATE WASTEFUL SPENDING AT
THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.
WHY DID THE FOOLISH GARDENER
PLNT A LIGHT BULB?
HE WANTED TO GROW A POWER
PLANT.
HOW DID BENJAMIN FRANKLIN FEEL
WHEN HE DISCOVERED ELECTRICITY?
HE WAS SHOCKED.
WHAT'S SHOCKING ABOUT THIS IS
HOW OUR HARD-EARNED TAXPAYER
DOLLARS ARE BEING USED.
WHILE SOME MAY FIND THE JOKES
HUMOROUS, THERE ARE THOSE WHO
DON'T BELIEVE IT'S FUNNY.
THERE'S NOTHING FUNNY ABOUT
WASTEFUL SPENDING AND THIS IS
WASTEFUL FUNDING FOR THESE
JOKES.
THESE RIDDLES, ALONG WITH
NUMEROUS OTHERS JUST LIKE IT
ARE DISPLAYED IN THE U.S.
ADMINISTRATION'S ENERGY KIDS
WEBSITE AS SEEN HERE.
THE WEB PAGE ALSO HAS SUDOKU
AND CROSS WOD PUZZLE ABOUT
GREENHOUSE GASES AND COAL POWER
AND THEEN THESE RIDDLES AND
GAMES ARE BEING PAID FOR BY YOU
THE TAXPAYER AT A TIME WHEN OUR
IN NOVEMBER, THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE SENT A RESOUNDING
MESSAGE TO CONGRESS CALLING ON
THEM TO STOP WASTEFUL SPENDING
AND PRIORITIZE FEDERAL DOLLARS
TOWARD JOBS CREATION.
WITH OUR NATION FACING A $14.3
TRILLION DEBT,S THE KIND OF
WASTEFUL SPENDING WE MUST STOP.
RATHER THAN USING TAXPAYER
DOLLARS TO REDUCE ENERGY PRICES
FOR ALL AMERICANS, THE
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS
INSTEAD DECIDED TO SPEN YOUR
HARD-EARNED TAXPAYER DOLLARS
TOWARD CREATING AND MAINTAINING
THIS WEBSITE.
THE WEBSITE IS NOT THE ONLY
WEBSITE OF ITS KIND.
THERE ARE ORRS JUST LIKE IT.
THE OFFICE OF ENERGY AND
EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
MAINTAINS A KIDS SAVING ENERGY
WEBSITE.
THIS WEBSITE HAS VIDEOS WITH
TINKERBELL TELLING CHILDREN HOW
TO USE ENERGY-SAVING LIGHT
BULBS AND QUIZZES ASKING
CHILDREN HOW MANY KILOWATT
HOURS AN AVERAGE U.S. HOME USES
EACH MONTH.
WHILE I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH
TINKERBELL, I'M A HUGE
SUPPORTER OF DISNEY, I DO HAVE
A PROBLEM WITH WASTEFUL
GOVERNMENT SPENDING AND THAT'S
WHERE THE PROBLEM LIES.
IN THIS TIGHT ECONOMY, CONGRESS
MUST PRIORITIZE FUNDING AND
THESE WEBSITES ARE A BLATANT
MISUSE OF TAXPAYER MONEY.
I RECENTLY ASKED SECRETARY CHU
THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SPENT
TO MAINTAIN AND OPERATE THESE
WEBSITE BUT THE SECRETARY
REFUSED TO PROSIDE THE AMOUNT.
IN TODAY'S ECONOMY, CONGRESS
AND THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
SHOULD BE SQUARELY FOCUSED ON
REDUCING OUR NATIONAL DEFICIT,
ENCOURAGING JOB CREATION IN THE
PRIVATE SECTOR AND MAKING
ENERGY MORE AFFORDABLE FOR
AMERICAN FAMILIES.
MY AMENDMENT WOULD ENSURE THAT
NO FEDERAL FUNDS IN THE
UNDERLYING LEGISLATION MAY BE
USED TO MAINTAIN, DEVELOP, OR
CREATE THESE AND OTHER SIMILAR
WEBSITES AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE
YOU TO SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT
AND I RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY
TIME.
WHO WHO --
WHO SEEKS TIME IN
OPPOSITION?
I RISE IN
OPPOSITION.
THERE'S A WEBPAGE THAT'S BEEN
DESCRIBED BY THE PROPONENT OF
THE AMENDMENT AT THE ENERGY
INFORMATION AGENCY.
OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS, THE
WEBSITE HAS HAD OVER 26 MILLION
HAVE ITORS.
HAVE ITING 254 MILLION PAGES OF
INFORMATION.
IT IS NOT AN UNDERUTILIZED
SITE.
AND THE FACT IS, YOUNG PEOPLE
ACCESS THE KIDS PAGE MORE THAN
ANY OTHER ONE ON THIS WEBSITE.
HAVE ITING 16 MILLION PAGES.
ENERGY KIDS GETS NEARLY 10
TIMES AS MANY HITS, YOU WOULD,
AS THE ADULT VERSION.
THE GENTLE
THE GENTLELADY TALKS ABOUT
PUZZLES AND OTHER APPROACHES AS
FAR AS EDUCATION, I THINK
EDUCATION, NOT BEING AN EDUCATOR
MYSELF, OUGHT TO BE AGE
APPROPRIATE.
I WOULD ALSO POINT OUT THAT
THERE HAS NOT BEEN SIGNIFICANT
CHANGES AS FAR AS THE UPDATE FOR
THIS SITE, TRYING TO HOLD DOWN
THE COST, AND TO THE EXTENT THAT
WORK HAS TAKEN PLACE, 10,000 HAS
BEEN SPENT IN -- $10,000 HAS
BEEN SPENT IN FISCAL YEAR 2011.
YEAR.
THERE IS NO ANTICIPATED
INCREMENTAL COST FOR THE
ENERGYKIDS WEBSITE IN THE FISCAL
YEAR 2012 PRESIDENT'S BUDGET.
BUT THE REASON I REALLY RISE IN
OPPOSITION IS NOT NECESSARILY
THE DETAILS BUT THE IDEA THAT WE
SHOULD NOT LOOK FOR WAYS TO
EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE IN THIS
COUNTRY.
WE ARE HAVING A TAX ON SCIENCE,
WE'RE HAVING A TAX ON SCIENTIFIC
KNOWLEDGE, WE'RE HAVING A TAX ON
EDUCATION.
WHAT IS WRONG AT THIS LATE DATE
WITH EDUCATING YOUNG PEOPLE AND
HAVING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
REACH OUT AND PROVIDE
INFORMATION ON CONSERVING
ENERGY, USING IT WISELY,
RECYCLING SO THAT WE CAN REDUCE
OUR DEPENDENCY ON ENERGY?
WE HAVE PROGRAMS AND HAVE HAD
THEM FOR YEARS ON DRUGS, MAYBE
FOR THOSE UNDER 18 WE SHOULDN'T
HAVE ANY FEDERAL EXPENDITURES TO
EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT DRUGS
BECAUSE, WELL, WE GOT TO SAVE
MONEY.
WE'RE AT A SPOT, WE JUST CAN'T
SPEND ANY MORE FEDERAL MONEY ON
EDUCATION.
WELL, WE HAVE AN OBESITY PROBLEM
IN THIS COUNTRY.
YOUTH OBESITY IS AT A CRISIS
LEVEL.
BUT MAYBE WHAT WE SHOULD DO IS
SAY, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE UNDER
18 WE DON'T WANT TO SPEND ANY
MONEY EDUCATING YOU BECAUSE WE
CAN TALK TO YOU WHEN YOU'RE 19.
WE HAVE A PROBLEM AS FAR AS
PEOPLE NOT GETTING ENOUGH
EXERCISE, TOO MANY PEOPLE USE
ELEVATORS, THEY PARK THEIR CAR
CLOSE TO THE DOOR.
SO MAYBE WE SHOULDN'T SPEND ANY
FEDERAL RESOURCES EDUCATING
YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT, YOU KNOW YOU
SHOULD WALK ONCE IN A WHILE, YOU
SHOULDN'T NOT SIT ON THAT COUCH
ALL DAY, YOU SHOULDN'T WATCH
THAT TV ALL DAY.
SO LET'S STOP EDUCATING, LET'S
STOP USING ANY FEDERAL MONEY,
BECAUSE WE'VE GOT A DEBT CRISIS
HERE.
AND I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT.
BUT LET'S JUST STOP EDUCATING
YOUNG PEOPLE.
LET'S JUST STOP AND WE'LL WAIT
UNTIL THEY'RE ALL 18 AND THEY
HAVE DIABETES 2 AND THEN WE'LL
STOP BECAUSE THEY HAVE A DRUG
PROBLEM, MAYBE WE CAN CONVINCE
THEM TO GET OFF OF DRUGS WHEN
THEY'RE 18.
MAYBE WE'LL CONVINCE THEM THEY
OUGHT TO GET ON A TREAD MILL
WHEN THEY'RE 18.
IN THIS CASE WHEN ARE WE GOING
TO START?
AS A PARENT MYSELF AND NOT AN
EDUCATOR, MY SENSE IS THAT
DAMAGE IS DONE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE,
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE A PROGRAM BY
THE TIME THEY START SCHOOL.
CHILDREN HAVE THAT IMPRESSION,
THEY GAIN THAT KNOWLEDGE, THEY
HAVE VALUES THAT ARE TRANSFERRED
TO THEM BY THEIR PARENTS.
AND I CERTAINLY THINK THERE'S AN
ABSOLUTE ROLE BY THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE
KNOW WHAT ARE THE VALUES AND
WHAT ARE THINGS TO DO THAT WILL
IMPROVE OUR SOCIETY FOR THEM AND
THEIR GENERATION.
I'M STRONGLY OPPOSED TO THIS
AMENDMENT AND WOULD RESERVE THE
BALANCE OF MY TIME.
THE GENTLEMAN
RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS
TIME.
THE GENTLELADY FROM FLORIDA.
THANK YOU, MR.
CHAIRMAN.
I APPRECIATE THAT, I TOO WANT TO
GET OUTSIDE AND EXERCISE.
INSTEAD OF STAYING ON THEIR
COMPUTERS AND PLAYING GAMES
THROUGH THIS WEBSITE.
WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE FUNDING
THAT'S BEING SPENT AND WHILE YOU
QUOTED NUMBERS, THE SECRETARY
COULDN'T GIVE ME ANY NUMBERS IN
COMMITTEE AND WE HAVE ASKED FOR
THOSE NUMBERS AND HE HAS STILL
YET TO PROVIDE THEM.
SO AGAIN I WOULD RECOMMEND AND
ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT
THIS AMENDMENT AND I'LL RESERVE
THE BALANCE OF MY TIME.
THE GENTLELADY
RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HER
TIME.
THE RIGHT TO CLOSE.
HE HAS 30 SECONDS REMAINING.
AND THE GENTLELADY HAS A MINUTE
AND A HALF REMAINING.
I WOULD ASK THAT MY
COLLEAGUES SUPPORT THIS
TIME.
THE GENTLELADY YIELDS
BACK THE BALANCE OF HER TIME.
THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA.
I WOULD SIMPLY
CLOSE, THE GENTLEWOMAN TALKED
ABOUT GETTING PEOPLE AWAY FROM
THEIR COMPUTERS AND I WOULD
AGREE WE NEED A BALANCE IN LIFE.
THAT'S WHY WE SHOULD EDUCATE
PEOPLE, CHILDREN, THAT THERE IS
A VALUE OF SITTING IN FRONT THAT
HAVE COMPUTER, IN GAINING
KNOWLEDGE THROUGH THAT COMPUTER,
USING IT FOR YOUR HOMEWORK, BUT
THEN GETTING OUT AND EXERCISING.
MAKING SURE THEY KNOW THEY
SHOULDN'T DO DRUGS, MAKINGING
SURE THAT THEY SHOULD EAT --
MAKING SURE THAT THEY SHOULD EAT
APPROPRIATELY AND NOT BEING A
TERRIBLY COMPLIANT PERSON AS FAR
AS TECHNOLOGY, I UNDERSTAND YOU
CAN TAKE A WALK AND STILL ACCESS
THAT SITE.
SO WHY DON'T WE DO BOTH?
I WOULD ASK THE GENTLEWOMAN TO
CONSIDER WITHDRAWING HER
AMENDMENT BUT WOULD STATE MY
OPPOSITION TO IT.
THE QUESTION IS ON
THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE
GENTLELADY FROM FLORIDA.
THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED, NO.
IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, THE
NOES HAVE IT.
MR. CHAIRMAN, I ASK
FOR A RECORDED VOTE.
PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 6
OF RULE 18, FURTHER PROCEEDINGS
ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE
GENTLELADY FROM FLORIDA WILL BE
POSTPONED.
THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY.
MR. CHAIRMAN,
I MOVE TO STRIKE THE LAST WORD.
RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.
I YIELD TO
THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON.
CHAIRMAN.
AND I'D LIKE TO ENGAGE IN A
COLLOQUY WITH CHAIRMAN
FRELINGHUYSEN.
THROUGHOUT THIS DEBATE ON THE
ENERGY AND WATER APPROPRIATIONS
BILL WE HAVE DISCUSSED THE
IMPORTANCE OF RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT OF NEW ENERGY
TECHNOLOGIES.
HOWEVER, I WOULD LIKE TO
HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF
DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS THAT ARE
CARRIED OUT WITHIN THE
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S BUILDING
TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAM.
THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SPENDS
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS EACH YEAR ON
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR NEW
TECHNOLOGIES.
HOWEVER THAT R&D OFTEN REACHES A
POINT KNOWN AS THE VALLEY OF
DEATH.
THE VALLEY OF DEATH IS WHERE
PROMISING NEW TECHNOLOGIES FADE
INTO OBSCURITY BECAUSE THEY
CAN'T ATTRACT THE CAPITAL
TO COMMERCIALIZATION.
IN ESSENCE ON ONE SIDE OF THE
VALLEY OF DEATH IS RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT, GOOD IDEAS.
ON THE OTHER SIDE IS THE ACTUAL
DEPLOYMENT AND COMMERCIALIZATION
A DEMONSTRATION PROJECT TAKES
THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
JUST A LITTLE BIT FURTHER,
BRIDGES THIS DIVIDE SO THAT
PRIVATE ENTITIES WILL BE
INTERESTED IN DEPLOYMENT,
PRIVATE ENTITIES WILL BE
INTERESTED IN COMMERCIALIZATION.
THIS GOOD USE OF FEDERALLY
FUNDED DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS IS
CRITICAL TO REDUCING THE RISK TO
PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTORS AND
ALLOWS TECHNOLOGIES TO CROSS THE
VALLEY OF DEATH AND ESTABLISH
COMMERCIAL VIABILITY FOR
INVESTORS AND INDEED ATTRACT
THEIR INTEREST.
I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT IN THE
COURSE OF OUR DISCUSSION ABOUT
FUNDING FOR THE COMING FISCAL
YEAR IT IS IMPORTANT TO
HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF
BUILDINGS AND TECHNOLOGY
PROGRAMS DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.
I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE OUR
PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS I HAVE
SHARED WITH THE CHAIRMAN AND
RANKING -- RANKING MEMBER AND I
WOULD BE HAPPY TO YIELD TO HIM
FOR HIS INSIGHT INTO THIS
MATTER.
MR. CHAIRMAN,
I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FROM
OREGON FOR YIELDING.
I AGREE WITH THE GENTLEMAN ABOUT
THE IMPORTANCE OF PROJECTS THAT
DEVELOP NEW, EXTRAORDINARY,
BENEFICIAL TECHNOLOGIES THAT
WOULD NEVER BE DEVELOPED WITHOUT
FEDERAL INVESTMENT.
IT IS CRITICAL THAT WE MAINTAIN
A NATIONAL INVESTMENT IN
ENERGY THAT PROTECT OUR
COUNTRY'S SECURITY AND
COMPETITIVENESS.
THE BUILDINGS TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM
AT THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS
PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN
DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGIES THAT ARE
TOO RISKY FOR THE PRIVATE SECTOR
TO INVEST IN ALONE.
AND THAT WILL SUBSTANTIALLY
REDUCE ENERGY COSTS FOR AMERICAN
HOMES AND BUSINESSES.
THE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE IN ENERGY
SHOULD NOT EXTEND TO
COMMERCIALIZING NEW TECHNOLOGIES
, IT'S THE ROLE OF THE PRIVATE
SECTOR TO DEPLOY THEM.
HOWEVER, WITHOUT MANY OF THE
PROJECTS THAT DEVELOP THESE NEW
TECHNOLOGIES IT WOULD BE TOO
RISKY FOR PRIVATE COMPANIES TO
INVEST.
I WANTED TO THANK THE GENTLEMAN
FOR HIS COMMITMENT, HIS DEEP
COMMITMENT TO ADVANCING AMERICAN
TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION.
I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO
WORK WITH HIM ON THIS IMPORTANT
ISSUE AND I YIELD BACK UNLESS
THE GENTLEMAN HAS ANYTHING
FURTHER TO SAY.
I'D LIKE TO SPEAK --
I'D BE HAPPY
TO YIELD TO YOU.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
I THANK THE CHAIRMAN AND THE
RANKING MEMBER FOR THEIR
ENGAGEMENT IN THIS ISSUE AND I
THEM.
THE CHAIRMAN KNOWS THAT FULLY
40% OF TOTAL ENERGY USE IN
AMERICA IS IN BUILDINGS AND
FULLY 70% OF ELECTRICITY USE IS
IN BUILDINGS SO WHEN WE MAKE
BUILDINGS MORE EFFICIENT THIS IS
INDEED THE LOW HANGING FRUIT
TOWARD FUTURE ENERGY EFFICIENCY
AND IN FACT THE ABILITY TO BRING
NEW INNOVATIVE AMERICAN-MADE
TECHNOLOGIES TO MARKET IS KEY TO
REJUVENATING OUR ECONOMY,
SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS IN THE
BUILDING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM WILL
RESULT IN THE MANUFACTURE AND
SALE OF NEW PRODUCTS HERE IN THE
UNITED STATES AND RESULT IN
REJUVENATING OUR ECONOMY AND
BUILDING GOOD AMERICAN JOBS
HERE.
I THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, I
THANK THE RANKING MEMBER AND I
YIELD BACK TO THE CHAIRMAN.
MR. CHAIRMAN,
I YIELD BACK.
THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS
BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME.
FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE
GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY RISE?
MR. CHAIRMAN,
RISE.
THE MOTION TO RISE.
THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED, NO.
THE MOTION IS ADOPTED.
ACCORDINGLY THE COMMITTEE RISES.
MR.
CHAIRMAN.
MR. SPEAKER, THE
THE STATE OF THE UNION HAVING
HAD UNDER CONSIDERATION H.R.
2354 DIRECTS ME TO REPORT THAT
IT HAS COME TO NO RESOLUTION
THEREON.
THE
CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE
WHOLE HOUSE REPORTS THAT THE
COMMITTEE HAS HAD UNDER
CONSIDERATION H.R. 2354 AND HAS
COME TO NO RESOLUTION THEREON.
MR. CHAIRMAN.
THE
GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY.
I ASK
UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT WHEN THE
HOUSE ADJOURNS TODAY IT SHALL
ADJOURN TO MEET AT 11:00 --
10:00 A.M. TOMORROW.
IS
THERE OBJECTION?
WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED.
THE CHAIR LAYS BEFORE THE HOUSE
THE FOLLOWING PERSONAL REQUEST.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
REQUESTED FOR MR. ELLISON OF
MINNESOTA FOR TODAY.
WITHOUT
OBJECTION, THE REQUEST IS
GRANTED.
UNDER THE SPEAKER'S ANNOUNCED
POLICY OF JANUARY 5, 2011, THE
GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK, MR.
REED, IS RECOGNIZED FOR 60
MINUTES AS THE DESIGNEE OF THE
MAJORITY LEADER.
THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER.
I RISE TODAY TO HAVE A
DISCUSSION, AN IMPORTANT
DISCUSSION THAT WE SHOULD FOCUS
ON I BELIEVE HERE IN THE HOUSE,
IN THE SENATE AND IN THE WHITE
HOUSE.
THAT IS A DISCUSSION FOCUSING ON
WE NEED TO GET AMERICA BACK TO
WORK.
WE HAVE BEEN FOCUSING NOW ON
THIS SIDE OF THE AISLE IN OUR
COMMITTEE WORK DAY AFTER DAY
AFTER DAY TO PRESENT PROPOSALS,
WE MOVE THEM, WE'VE ADOPTED THEM
HERE IN THE HOUSE THAT FOCUS ON
POLICIES THAT ARE GOING TO
PROMOTE THE PRIVATE ENTERPRISE,
THE PRIVATE SECTOR, THAT ARE
GOING TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT
OF AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE PEOPLE
WILL TAKE THE RISK AND BECOME
JOB CREATORS AND PUT PEOPLE BACK
TO WORK.
I TALK OFTEN IN MY OFFICE, BACK
IN THE DISTRICT, AS I GO OUT TO
TOWN HALL MEETINGS AND HAVE
CONVERSATIONS WITH PEOPLE AS I
GO DOWN THE STREETS TO OUR LOCAL
SUPERMARKET AND TO OUR LOCAL
STORES, YOU KNOW, I FOCUS ON
THANK WE NEED TO ADOPT
LEGISLATION HERE IN WASHINGTON,
D.C., OR REPEAL LEGISLATION IN
WASHINGTON, D.C.
THAT WILL CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT
WHERE JOBS WILL BE CREATED FOR
GENERATIONS TO COME.
THE FIRST AND PROBABLY THE MOST
APPROPRIATE AND IMPORTANT FOCUS
THAT WE SHOULD BE SPENDING TIME
ON TODAY IS THE QUESTION OF
GETTING OUR FISCAL HOUSE IN
ORDER.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF
DEBATE OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS,
WEEKS ABOUT THIS DEBT CEILING
THAT'S COMING TO ROOST AND THE
VOTE THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO
TAKE HERE IN THE HOUSE I WOULD
IMAGINE AND ONE OF THE REASONS
WHY THAT IS SO CRITICAL, WHY
THAT ISSUE IS SO CRITICAL TO US
AT THIS POINT IN TIME IS WE NEED
TO DEMONSTRATE TO THE WORLD THAT
AMERICA IS GOING TO GET ITS
FISCAL HOUSE IN ORDER ONCE AND
FOR ALL SO THAT OUR MARKETS
RECOGNIZE THAT WE ARE SERIOUS
ABOUT THIS ISSUE, THAT WE
RECOGNIZE THAT $14 TRILLION OF
NATIONAL DEBT IS JUST NOT
SUSTAINABLE.
AND THAT IT REALLY WILL DESTROY
AMERICA AS WE KNOW IT.
AND MORE IMPORTANTLY WHAT IT
WILL DO WHEN WE SEND THE MESSAGE
IF WE CAN ADOPT A POLICY HERE
OUT OF WASHINGTON, D.C., THAT
DEALS WITH THE DEBT CEILING,
FUNDAMENTALLY DEALS WITH THE
UNDERLYING DEBT, IT WILL SEND A
MESSAGE THAT THE AMERICAN MARKET
IS SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN INVEST
IN AGAIN AROUND THE WORLD, THAT
FOREIGN INVESTORS, DOMESTIC
INVESTORS WILL HAVE THE
CONFIDENCE AND THE CERTAINTY
THAT AMERICA IS A PLACE TO
INVEST YOUR DOLLARS, YOUR
FOREIGN CURRENCY TO CREATE THE
NEW ENVIRONMENT, THE NEW
MARKETPLACES, THE NEW
FACILITIES, THE NEW
MANUFACTURERS, THE NEW
INDUSTRIAL BASE TO PUT PEOPLE
BACK TO WORK AGAIN.
I AM EXTREMELY CONFIDENT THAT
WE HERE IN THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, IN PARTICULAR
ON OUR SIDE OF THE AISLE, CAN
COME TO A REASONABLE SOLUTION
TO THIS DEBT CEILING ISSUE AND
DO IT IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT
TAKES CARE OF THE DEBT CEILING
CRISIS AND ALSO TAKES CARE OF
THE UNDERLYING DEBT CRISIS THAT
PUT US INTO THIS SITUATION AND
WILL CONTINUE TO PUT US IN THIS
SITUATION UNLESS WE GET SERIOUS
AND DEAL WITH IT NOW.
THIS IS THE TIME, THIS IS THE
MOMENT.
THAT WILL SEND THE INDICATION
TO THE WORLD THAT AMERICA IS
STRONG AND WE CAN INVEST HERE
AND PUT PEOPLE BACK TO WORK.
THE SECOND THING I TELL PEOPLE
AS I GO AROUND AND TALK TO THEM
IN MY DISTRICT AND TALK TO
PEOPLE ON THE STREET AND SEE
THEM AS WE GO DOWN THE ROAD AND
SAY, WHAT WE NEED TO DO IN
WASHINGTON, D.C. IS TO SET THE
AGENDA OUT OF THE HOUSE THAT
WILL CREATE THE ENVIRONMENT
THAT REGULATIONS OUT OF
WASHINGTON, D.C. ARE CUT, ARE
REPEALED, ARE STREAMLINED SO
THE BUREAUCRATIC RED TAPE OUR
JOB CREATORS, THAT THE PRIVATE
SECTOR IN AMERICA FACES DAY IN
AND DAY OUT, AS A PRIVATE
BUSINESS OWNER MYSELF BEFORE I
CAME TO THIS CHAMBER, STARTING
AND OPENING FOUR BUSINESSES, I
CAN TELL YOU, AS I WENT THROUGH
EMPLOYEING PEOPLE AND TAKING
RESPONSIBILITY AND TAKING THE
RISK OF PUTTING MY CAPITAL ON
THE LINE, PUTTING MY FAMILY ON
THE LINE FOR ALL THE TIME AND
RESOURCES THAT WE COMMITTED
INTO IT, THE BUREAUCRACY THAT I
DEALT WITH IN CREATING THOSE
BUSINESSES AND PUTTING THOSE
PEOPLE BACK TO WORK WAS
MIND-BOGGLING.
AND I TALKED TO BUSINESS OWNERS
ACROSS ALL OF AMERICA.
AND PEOPLE THAT WANT TO GO OUT
AND START THEIR OWN BUSINESSES.
WHAT THEY TELL ME IS, YOU KNOW,
ALL I WANT TO DO IS MANUFACTURE
MY WIDGET.
ALL I WANT TO DO IS GO OUT AND
PROVIDE THE SERVICE I ENJOY
DOING, THAT I HAVE MADE MY
CAREER OR MY PASSION IN LIFE.
YET WHAT I FIND MYSELF DOING
WHEN I GO DOWN THIS PATH IS
COMPLYING WITH PAPERWORK,
COMPLYING WITH REGULATIONS,
SPENDING HOURS UPON HOURS, NOT
INNOVATING, NOT CREATING NEW
TECHNOLOGY, NOT FIGURING OUT A
BETTER WAY TO DELIVER SERVICES
AT A BETTER PRICE AND IN A
BETTER FASHION OR CREATING A
NEW WIDGET OR CREATING A NEW
PRODUCT IN A MORE EFFICIENT
MANNER, I SPENT HOURS FILLING
OUT PAPERWORK COMING OUT OF
WASHINGTON, D.C. AND MY STATE
CAPITAL.
I WILL TELL YOU THAT RESONATES
WITH ME.
THAT'S WHY WE NEED A POLICY
HERE IN WASHINGTON, D.C. THAT
CALLS UPON EVERY REGULATORY
BODY IN WASHINGTON TO LOOK AT
THE IMPACTS OF THEIR REGULATION
FROM AN ECONOMIC POINT OF VIEW,
HOW IT'S GOING TO IMPACT THAT
CREATION THAT, THAT INNOVATION
OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR, IN A
NEGATIVE WAY.
AND BALANCE THAT IN
RELATIONSHIP TO WHAT THE GOAL
OF THE REGULATION IS AND
SOMETIMES THOSE GOALS ARE VERY
GOOD.
A LOT OF OUR ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS
ARE REASONABLE.
BUT THEY TAKE A BALANCED
APPROACH TO ACCOMPLISHING WHAT
WE ALL WANT.
CLEAN AIR, CLEAN WATER, YOU
KNOW, A CLEAN ENVIRONMENT TO
PASS ON TO OUR KIDS AND THE
NEXT GENERATION.
AT THE SAME TIME, WE CAN'T DO
IT WITHOUT RECOGNIZING THAT IF
WE KILL THE AMERICAN WAY OF
LIFE, THERE'LL BE NO AMERICA
FOR OUR CHILDREN TO ENJOY.
WE HAVE TO HAVE A COMMON SENSE,
BALANCED, REASONABLE APPROACH
TO THIS GOVERNMENT AND THIS
REGULATORY EXPANSION THAT'S
COMING OUT OF WASHINGTON THAT
NEEDS TO BE CRIPPLED AND NEEDS
TO BE CUT AND NEEDS TO BE
REPEALED.
SO I HAVE FOCUSED A LOT OF MY
EFFORT AND A LOT OF MY
COLLEAGUES HAVE SPENT A LOT OF
TIME TALKING ABOUT AND
IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION THAT
WILL CUT THE AGENCY'S ABILITY
TO PROMULGATE THOSE REGULATIONS
THAT WILL DESTROY AMERICA
UNLESS THEY'RE REINED IN.
WE NEED TO FOCUS ON THAT SECOND
POINT.
THE THIRD POINT, I TALKED TO SO
MANY FOLKS ABOUT OUR TAX CODE
UNTIL I'M BLUE IN THE FACE.
AS A MEMBER OF THE WAYS AND
MEANS COMMITTEE, I CAN TELL YOU
THAT GOING THROUGH THE 70,000
PAGES PLUS OF THE TAX COAT AND
TAX REGULATIONS IS MIND
NUMBING.
AND THE PROBLEM IS, IS WE'RE
FORCING ALL OF AMERICANS TO RYE
TRIE TO COMPLY WITH THAT CODE.
WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT, SINCE WE
TOOK THE MAJORITY, SINCE I CAME
HERE IN NOVEMBER, AS AN ELECTED
NEW MEMBER OF CONGRESS, I HAVE
SPENT A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF
TIME TRYING TO ADVOCATE FOR
COMPREHENSIVE TACK REFORM THAT
WILL STREAMLINE THE CODE, MAKE
IT MUCH MORE COMPETITIVE, BRING
DOWN THE CORPORATE RATES AND
INDIVIDUAL RATES TO A A POINT,
THERE WERE A PAST FEW ENTITIES
THAT HAD TO BE TAKEN CARE OF,
SO WE ARE COMPETITIVE ON THE
WORLD STAGE IN DEALING WITH OUR
TAX CODE.
I'M GLAD TO SEE THE PRESIDENT
THE OTHER DAY WAS TALKING
ABOUT, IN THE DEBT CEILING
DEBATE, HOW HE WAS TARGETING
SOME LOOPHOLES AND EXEMPTIONS,
AND YOU KNOW, THE CORPORATE
JETS.
WE'RE HERE ON THE REPUBLICAN
SIDE STAND, WE LEFT OUR
FAMILIES, WE LEFT OUR
BUSINESSES, BECAUSE WE WANT TO
PROTECT CORPORATE JETS.
COME ON, THAT'S NOT BEING
HONEST WITH THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE.
WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT
COMPREHENSIVE TAX REFORM FROM
DAY ONE.
WE'RE READY TO GO.
I'M GLAD THE PRESIDENT HAS NOW
CONCEDED THAT THAT'S WHERE WE
HAVE TO GO AND THAT'S PART OF
THE DEBT CEILING CONVERSATION
AND IT NEEDS TO BE.
THE BOTTOM LINE IS AS WE MAKE
THE TAX CODE MORE COMPETITIVE,
WE STREAMLINE IT SO HONEST,
HARDWORKING AMERICANS CAN
COMPLY WITH IT, AND WE REVAMP
THE CODE, REFORM THE CODE IN
SUCH A WAY THAT IT'S A
COMPETITIVE TAX CODE THAT
DOESN'T EXCESSIVELY BURDEN
THOSE IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND
THOSE, ALL TAXPAYERS ACROSS
AMERICA WITH THAT TAX BURDEN
THAT'S GOING TO KILL AMERICA IF
WE DON'T GET THIS SPENDING
UNDER CONTROL UPON WHICH THOSE
REVENUES FROM THE TAX CODE GO
TO TAKE CARE OF.
THE FOURTH POINT THAT I STRESS
TO PEOPLE AS I GO AROUND AND
TALK TO THEM IS THAT WE NEED A
DOMESTIC ORIENT TATED ENERGY
POLICY THAT -- ORR YEN TATED
ENERGY POLICY THAT TAPS INTO
OUR ENERGY IN SUCH A WAY THAT
IT'S COMPREHENSIVE.
IT'S AN ALL-OF-THE-ABOVE
APPROACH.
WHAT I MEAN BY THAT, WHEN I WAS
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CORNING
AND WE WOULD HAVE PEOPLE COMING
IN AND TALKING TO US ABOUT
SITING A NEW FACILITY OR NEW
MANUFACTURING BASE OR NEW
PART OF THE CONVERSATION THAT
WE GOT TO WITH, WHY SHOULD I
INVEST IN THE CITY OF CORNING
AND THE STATE OF NEW YORK?
WHAT ARE YOUR TAX RATES?
WHAT'S THE TAX BURDEN I'M
LOOKING AT?
WHAT ARE THE INSURANCE COSTS
THAT I'M GOING TO HAVE TO PICK
UP BY COMING TO THE STATE OF
NEW YORK, THE CITY OF CORNING?
AND THE OTHER ISSUE THAT WAS
REPEATEDLY DISCUSSED IN THE TOP
THREE WAS, WHAT ARE YOUR
UTILITY COSTS?
WHAT IS THE COST OF ME, TO ME,
FOR PRODUCING THIS NEW PRODUCT,
OR THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY, GOING
TO RUN ME?
AND THAT'S WHERE, IF WE HAVE A
COMPREHENSIVE NRNL POLICY
FOCUSED ON DOMESTIC SUPPLIES OF
ENERGY, NOT ONLY WILL WE BE
TAKING CARE OF A NATIONAL
SECURITY ISSUE, WITH HAVING
THEE THE SUPPLIES OF ENERGY
BEING PRODUCED FROM DOMESTIC
SOURCES OF THINGS SUCH AS
NATURAL GAS FROM THE MARLEAU SE
ULOUS SHALE OR UTICA SHALE IN
MY PARTY OF -- PART OF THE
STATE OR SHALE FORMATIONS
ACROSS AMERICA BUT WE HAVE OIL
SUPPLIES THAT HAVE BEEN
IDENTIFIED AND AVAILABLE TO US
IF WE JUST UNLEASH THOSE
RESOURCES WE HAVE TO SAY, WE GO
AFTER THESE RESOURCES IN A
CLEAN, RESPONSIBLE MANNER,
ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE AND
EVERYBODY I TALK TO SUPPORTS
THAT ON OUR SIDE OF THE AISLE.
NO ONE HERE IS GOING TO DESTROY
THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE SAKE OF
GETTING ENERGY OUT OF THE
GROUND, FOR THE SAKE OF HURTING
OUR CHILDREN OR GRARNE.
THAT'S NOT WHAT WE STAND FOR.
BUT WE STAND FOR FOCUSING ON
THOSE ENERGY SUPPLIES THAT ARE
HERE AND PROMOTE THOSE ENERGY
SUPPLIES SO THAT WE HAVE A
SOURCE OF ENERGY THAT'S
DEPENDABLE, THAT WILL PROVIDE
US WITH LONG-TERM, LOW-COST
SOURCES OF ENERGY SUPPLIES TO
OUR MANUFACTURING AND
INDUSTRIAL BASES AND REIGNITE
AMERICA AGAIN SO WE BECOME A
POWER HOUSE IN THE AREA OF
EMPLOYMENT.
WORK.
SO THOSE ARE FOUR KEY
PRINCIPLES THAT WE BRING TO THE
TABLE AND ONE ADDITIONAL PIECE
THAT I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT
TONIGHT THAT IS RIPE AND READY
FOR US TO TAKE IS THE EXPANSION
OF OPPORTUNITIES OF OUR
EXPORTS.
WE HAVE THREE FREE TRADE
AGREEMENTS THAT ARE READY TO
GO.
WE HAVE SOUTH KOREA, WE HAVE
COLOMBIA, WE HAVE PANAMA, THEY
HAVE BEEN NEGOTIATED, THERE'S
BEEN A LONG HISTORY, MANY YEARS
OF GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH
THESE COUNTRIES AND ASKING
THESE COUNTRIES TO ENGAGE IN
HONEST NEGOTIATIONS THAT DEAL
WITH ALL THE ISSUES THAT YOU
DEAL WITH WHEN YOU ENTER INTO A
FREE TRADE AGREEMENT AND BOTH
PARTIES, WE AS THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA, THE
GOVERNMENTS OF SOUTH KOREA,
COLOMBIA, AND PANAMA HAVE COME
TO THE TABLE IN GOOD FAITH AND
WE HAVE FINALLY GOTTEN TO THE
POINT WHERE WE ARE READY TO
MOVE ON THESE AGREEMENTS.
ALL THE ISSUES HAVE BEEN
NEGOTIATED.
ALL THE ISSUES OF THE FREE
TRADE AGREEMENT HAVE BEEN TAKEN
CARE OF.
I KNOW THERE'S AN ISSUE IN
WASHINGTON, D.C. THAT WE'RE
STILL DEALING WITH WHEN IT
COMES TO TRADE ADJUSTMENT
ASSISTANCE BUT FUNDAMENTALLY
THE FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS HAVE
BEEN NEGOTIATED AND WORKED OUT
WITH THESE COUNTRIES AND WE'RE
READY TO GO.
WE'RE WAITING ON THE WHITE
HOUSE TO SEND THEM UP HERE.
WE'RE WAITING ON THE PRESIDENT
WHO SAID IN HIS STATE OF THE
UNION MESSAGE -- WHO SET IN HIS
STATE OF THE UNION MESSAGE A
GOAL OF DOUBLING OUR EXPORTS, A
GREAT GOAL, I APPLAUD THE GOAL.
BUT IN ORDER TO DOUBLE OUR
EXPORTS OUT OF AMERICA, WE'VE
GOT TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT IN
WHICH THE PRIVATE SECTOR
FLOURISHES SUCH AS THOSE -- AND
FOCUS ON THE FOUR POINTS I JUST
TALKED ABOUT BUT WE ALSO HAVE
TO EXPAND THE MARKETS UPON
WHICH THOSE NEW PRODUCTS AN OUR
EXISTING PRODUCTS CAN BE SOLD
TO SO WE CAN INCREASE AND MEET
THAT EXPORT GOAL.
THAT'S WHY I SUPPORTED THE FREE
TRADE AGREEMENTS WHEN I CAME TO
CONGRESS AND AS I WENT OUT ON
THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.
AND WE HAVE THREE GREAT
AGREEMENTS THAT ARE READY TO
MOVE, BE MOVED AND READY TO BE
VOTED ON AND I THINK HAVE
STRONG SUPPORT ON BOTH SIDES OF
THE AISLE.
PRESIDENT'S OWN NUMBERS, UNDER
THE PRESIDENT'S OWN NUMBERS,
THESE THREE AGREEMENTS ARE
LOOKING TO CREATE AT LEAST
250,000 JOBS.
THIS IS -- HIS ADMINISTRATION,
THE AGENCIES URN HIS CONTROL
ARE PROJECTING THAT THESE WILL
PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR AT
LEAST 250,000 NEW JOBS.
TO ME, THIS IS A NO-BRAINER.
WE SHOULDN'T BE HAGGLING BACK
AND FORTH AND TRYING TO FIGURE
OUT WHY -- WHAT'S HOLDING THESE
AGREEMENTS UP READY FOR A VOTE.
THESE COUNTRIES HAVE NEGOTIATED
WITH US IN GOOD FAITH.
WE'VE HAD THOSE HARD
NEGOTIATIONS, AND NOW WE'RE
READY TO GO.
MENTIONED THE OTHER DAY ON TV,
WHEN I WAS WATCHING SOME NEWS
REPORTS THAT HE WANTS TO MOVE
FORWARD ON THESE AGREEMENTS YET
HE HASN'T SENT THEM UP TO THE
CONGRESS AS HE'S REQUIRED TO DO
BY OUR LAWS IN ORDER TO GET
THEM IMPLEMENTED.
SO I THINK IT'S TROUBLESOME.
WHEN YOU HEAR THE PRESIDENT
TALK ABOUT SETTING A GOAL OF
INCREASING EXPORTS BY 50%, SAY
HE -- AND SAY TO THE PUBLIC
THAT HE IS COMMITTED TO THESE
FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS AND THAT
CONGRESS, ALL CONGRESS HAS TO
DO IS PASS THEM BUT YET WHEN
YOU LOOK AT THE DETAILS, ALL HE
HAS TO DO IS SEND IT UP TO
CONGRESS AND WE'LL TAKE CARE OF
IT.
BUT HE HASN'T TAKEN THE STEP
NECESSARY TO DO THAT.
AND THAT IS THE -- THAT IS
SOLELY UNDER HIS CONTROL TO DO.
SO I CALL UPON THE PRESIDENT,
SEND THESE FREE TRADE
AGREEMENTS UP, WE'RE READY TO
GO, WE HAVE SUPPORT.
LET'S OPEN UP THE SOUTH KOREAN
MARKETS.
MARKET.
LET'S OPEN UP THE PANAMA
MARKETS.
LET'S GET OUR PEOPLE IN AMERICA
THE BENEFITS OF THESE NEW
EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES THAT EACH
OF THOSE COUNTRIES REPRESENT.
I COME FROM A PART -- A PART OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK WHERE WE
HAVE A LOT OF WINE -- GRAPE
GROWERS, WINE PRODUCERS, APPLE
GROWERS, AND I'LL TELL YOU, IN
THE AGRICULTURAL AREA, THIS IS
GOING TO BE A -- GREAT ASSET.
IN PARTICULAR, THESE MARKETS
WILL REPRESENT NEW SOURCES OF
OPPORTUNITY TO FARMERS WHO HAVE
BEEN PLOWING AND WORKING THIS
LAND FOR YEN RATIONS.
AND YET WE HERE IN WASHINGTON,
D.C., JUST CANNOT FIGURE OUT
HOW TO GET THIS DONE BECAUSE
THE PRESIDENT WON'T SEND IT UP
FOR US TO GET THE PROCESS TAKEN
CARE OF.
MOVE ON THESE FREE TRADE
AGREEMENTS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
HE'S INDICATED TO THE AMERICAN
PUBLIC HIS SUPPORT FOR THEM.
HE INDICATES THAT HE'S READY TO
PASS AND SIGN THEM.
I'LL JUST TELL YOU, I'M HERE TO
CALL HIM OUT ON IT, AND SAY, WE
NEED TO DO IT.
LET'S DO IT.
ONE OTHER THING I WANTED TO
TALK ABOUT TONIGHT IS KIND OF
MY CONCERNS AND THE WHOLE ISSUE
OF THIS DEBT CEILING DEBATE AND
WHERE WE'RE GOING WITH IT.
CONCERNED ABOUT THE POLITICAL
RHETORIC THAT WE IN THE HOUSE
SEEM TO BE COMMITTED TO.
I SEE US IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
GOING DOWN A PATH WHEN WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT SITUATION WE'RE
GOING TO HOLD BACK SOCIAL
SECURITY CHECKS, WE'RE GOING TO
HOLD BACK PAYMENTS FUNDING OUR
TROOPS, AND I JUST DON'T SEE
HOW THAT'S PRODUCTIVE.
WHAT WE HAVE IS A DEBT PROBLEM.
WE HAVE CLEARLY ARTICULATED A
PLAN ON THIS SIDE OF THE AISLE.
WE HAVE COME UP WITH BUDGETS
THAT WE PASSED OUT OF THIS
HOUSE.
WE HAVE PUT DOWN ON PAPER
PROPOSALS OF WHERE CUTS COULD
WE WENT THROUGH THE WHOLE
PROCESS OF H.R.-1 BACK AND
FORTH FOR SEVEN DAYS WITH OPEN
DEBATE ON THE FLOOR OF THE
HOUSE IN FRONT OF THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE.
IDENTIFYING AREAS THAT COULD BE
CUT AND COULD BE STREAMLINED.
AND WE LAID OUT OUR PLAN.
IT'S IN BLACK AND WHITE.
YET TODAY, I STILL DON'T KNOW
WHERE THE PRESIDENT OF THE
I HEAR A LOT OF NEWS REPORTS
ABOUT SOME TYPE OF POSITION
THAT THE PRESIDENT HAS TAKEN ON
$4 TRILLION AND IT'S SUPPOSEDLY
AT $3 TRILLION WORTH OF CUTS
AND $1 TRILLION WORTH OF TAX
INCREASES.
I'VE NEVER SEEN THAT.
I'VE HEARD DISCUSSIONS THAT
HAVE BEEN -- THAT HAVE CITED
SOURCES IN THE WHITE HOUSE OR
SOURCES OFF THE HILL THAT SHOW
THE PACKAGE HAVING $3 TRILLION
OF TAX INCREASES WITH ONLY $1
TRILLION WORTH OF CUTS.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S THE
BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE
PRESIDENT IS REALLY STANDING
FOR BECAUSE I'VE NEVER SEEN IT
IN BLACK AND WHITE BUT WHAT I
WOULD ASK IS THAT THE PRESIDENT
PUT IT ON A PIECE OF PAPER
BECAUSE IF HE'S ASKING ME AS A
MEMBER OF CONGRESS TO SUPPORT
DEBT CEILING RELIEF IN EXCHANGE
FOR $3 TRILLION WORTH OF NEW
TAXES, I'M NOT GOING TO DO THAT
BECAUSE THAT TAXES EVERYBODY IN
AMERICA, EVERY MAN AND WOMAN
AND BUSINESS IN AMERICA,
VIOLATES A CAMPAIGN PLEDGE MADE
BY THE PRESIDENT ON HIS
CAMPAIGN WHERE HE WOULD NOT
RAISE TAXES ON THE MIDDLE
CLASS.
I WANT TO SEE WHAT HE'S
PROPOSING AND I AM GREATLY
CONCERNED THAT WE'RE ALSO AT
THE POINT WHERE WE NEED TO HAVE
THIS CONVERSATION IN FRONT OF
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, WE NEED TO
HAVE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WEIGH
IN ON WHAT THE DETAILED
PROPOSAL IS.
WE'VE BEEN VERY TRANSPARENT,
WE'VE BEEN VERY OPEN, WE HERE IN
THE HOUSE AND ESPECIALLY ON THE
HOUSE -- THIS SIDE OF THE AISLE,
THE HOUSE REPUBLICANS HAVE PUT
THE BUDGET OUT, HAVE GONE
THROUGH H.R. 1, HAVE PUT
DOCUMENTS OUT THAT HAVE BEEN
SCORED BY THE C.B.O. AND -- AS
TO WHAT IMPACT THEY'LL HAVE
FINANCIALLY.
FROM THE PRESIDENT.
AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DESERVE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO KNOW WHERE
THE PRESIDENT IS AT IN THESE
DISCUSSIONS.
WHAT WE CANNOT DO, WE CANNOT GET
TO THE 11TH HOUR AND SAY, HERE
IT.
THAT'S JUST NOT RIGHT.
GOVERNING.
WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS HAVE A
THOUGHTFUL, HONEST DEBATE BACK
AND FORTH WITH OUR POSITIONS.
MR. PRESIDENT, YOU SAID THE
OTHER DAY THAT YOU'RE READY --
DON'T CALL MY BLUFF, I'M GOING
TO GO TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
I TELL YOU, GO TO THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE.
I WANT TO GO TO THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE.
I CAME TO CONGRESS TO HAVE THIS
DISCUSSION IN THE OPEN, IN FRONT
OF THE WORLD.
BECAUSE IT'S TIME.
WE NEED TO.
AND UNTIL WE SEE A PLAN WE CAN'T
HAVE THAT HONEST DEBATE THAT OUR
FOREFATHERS, OUR FOUNDING
FATHERS AND SO MANY HAVE
SACRIFICED TO GIVE US.
THE TRANSPARENCY OF DEMOCRACY,
THE TRANSPARENCY OF -- TO COME
TO THIS CHAMBER THAT IS FILLED
WITH SO MUCH HISTORY AND HAVE
THE DEBATE, GO TO THE SENATE
FLOOR AND GO INTO THE AMERICAN
PUBLIC, GO INTO THE LIVING ROOMS
OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC AND SAY,
THIS IS WHAT WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE
FIGHTING ABOUT.
NOW, I'M READY TO HAVE THAT
DEBATE, I'M READY TO HAVE THAT
CONVERSATION AND I KNOW AT THE
END OF THE DAY WHERE I WILL COME
OUT.
I WILL STAND FOR A PRODUCT THAT
GETS THIS NATION TAKEN CARE OF
FOR GENERATIONS BECAUSE ITS
FISCAL HOUSE IS ONCE AND FOR ALL
TAKEN CARE OF AND IF THAT MEANS
WE HAVE TO COMPROMISE, WE'LL
BUT LET'S HAVE IT, WE CAN ONLY
COMPROMISE UPON WHICH WE KNOW.
THAT IS WHY IT IS SO IMPORTANT
THAT THE PRESIDENT COME FORTH IN
WRITTEN FASHION WITH HIS
PROPOSAL.
AND WE'RE -- WE SENT A LETTER TO
THE WHITE HOUSE TODAY WHERE MANY
OF MY COLLEAGUES IN THE FRESHMEN
CLASS, UPON WHICH I AM A PROUD
MEMBER OF, CALLING UPON HIM TO
DO THAT.
AND HOPEFULLY HE WILL DO THAT.
MY INTENT IS TO GO DOWN THERE
PHYSICALLY NEXT WEEK WITH
HOPEFULLY NUMEROUS OTHER MEMBERS
OF THE FRESHMEN CLASS AND STAND
IN FRONT OF THE WHITE HOUSE AND
SAY, HEY, WE'RE NEW MEMBERS OF
CONGRESS, WE'RE HERE TO HAVE THE
CONVERSATION, WE'RE READY TO
ACT.
GIVE US WHAT YOU STAND FOR, GIVE
US WHAT YOU PUT IN BLACK AND
WHITE, LET'S DEBATE.
WE'RE READY TO GO.
SO THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT AS WE
GO DOWN THIS PATH THROUGH THIS
DEBT CEILING CRISIS AND WE DO
HAVE TWO CRISES, WE HAVE THE
DEBT CEILING CRISIS, YOU KNOW,
THAT EVERYONE KNOWS ABOUT,
AUGUST 2.
BUT WE HAVE THE UNDERLYING DEBT
CRISIS THAT CAUSES US TO BE IN
THIS DEBT CEILING PROBLEM THAT
WE KNOW -- NOW PHASE -- FACE.
AND WE HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF
BOTH.
BECAUSE MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT
IT, IF WE JUST DO A SIMPLE RAISE
THE DEBT CEILING OR SOMETHING
GIMMICKY THAT GETS US THROUGH
THAT AUGUST 2 OR WHATEVER THE
FINAL DATE SHALL BE AND WE DO IT
IN SUCH A WAY THAT THERE'S NO
MEAT ON THE BONE, THERE IS NO
SUBSTANCE TO THE PROPOSAL, MAKE
MO MISTAKE ABOUT IT, THE WORLD
MARKETS ARE -- NO MISTAKE ABOUT
IT, THE WORLD MARKETS ARE GOING
TO LOOK RIGHT THROUGH THAT AND
SAY, YOU GUYS ARE NOT SERIOUS
DEBT, YOU GUYS IN AMERICA ARE
NOT SERIOUS ABOUT GETTING $1.6
TRILLION OF ANNUAL BUDGET
DEFICITS UNDER CONTROL AND, YOU
KNOW WHAT?
WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION NOW TO
ADVISE ALL OF THOSE MEMBERS OF
THE WORLD WHO ARE GOING TO
INVEST IN AMERICA THAT THIS IS
NOT THAT TRIPLE-A RATING THAT
WE'VE ALL ENJOYED SINCE 1917, I
BELIEVE.
AND AMERICA WILL BE DOWNGRADED
ON ITS DEBT, REGARDLESS IF WE
DEFAULT OR NOT BECAUSE WE HAVE
NOT TAKEN THE MOMENT, WE HAVE
NOT SEIZED THE MOMENT TO BE
HONEST WITH THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
AND WITH THE WORLD AND SAY WE'RE
GOING TO GET IT TAKEN CARE OF.
AND THAT'S WHERE I'M AT.
I'M READY TO GET IT TAKEN CARE
OF.
THAT'S WHAT I CAME TO
WASHINGTON, D.C., TO DO.
THAT'S WHAT I KNOW MANY OF MY
THE FRESHMEN CLASS CAME TO
WASHINGTON, D.C., TO DO.
WE DON'T CARE ABOUT RE-ELECTION,
WE DON'T CARE ABOUT POLITICS.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE
SUBSTANCE THAT WILL MAKE SURE
THAT AMERICA'S HERE FOR
GENERATIONS TO COME.
AND, YOU KNOW, A FEW OF MY OTHER
COLLEAGUES HAD INTENDED TO JOIN
US THIS EVENING BUT I KNOW WE
HAVE A TRADITION HERE IN THE
HOUSE THAT I'M BECOMING AWARE OF
WITH THE BASEBALL GAME THAT'S
GOING ON BETWEEN THE DEMOCRATS
AND THE REPUBLICANS AND, YOU
KNOW, I THINK THEY ATTEND TO
THAT AND THAT'S A GREAT
TRADITION AND I APPLAUD MY
COLLEAGUES FOR TAKING THAT TIME
TO CONTINUE ON THAT TRADITION.
YOU KNOW, IT'S -- I KNOW I GOT
ANOTHER MEMBER POTENTIALLY
COMING DOWN HERE, JUST BEEN
GIVEN WORD, BUT I DON'T STAND ON
THESE ISSUES ALONE.
I DON'T STAND WITH THESE
COMMENTS IN A VACUUM.
I DON'T STAND HERE TODAY AS ONE
MAN IN THE 435 MEMBERS OF
CONGRESS WHO BELIEVE IN WHAT I'M
ARTICULATING.
THERE IS AN ARMY OF PEOPLE IN
WASHINGTON WHO ARE STANDING WITH
ME AND WITH WHOM I AM STANDING
WHO BELIEVE THE SAME WAY.
THAT IT IS TIME TO GET OUR
FISCAL HOUSE IN ORDER, IT IS
TIME TO ADVANCE AN AGENDA OUT OF
WASHINGTON, D.C., THAT ONCE AND
FOR ALL SHOWS A FIRM COMMITMENT
TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND REINS
IN GOVERNMENT SO THAT GOVERNMENT
DOES NOT KILL THE PRIVATE SECTOR
AND THE DREAMS OF ALL THE
AMERICANS THAT ARE YET TO COME.
SO I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO
CONTINUING THIS DEBATE AND
MOVING FORWARD ON THE ISSUES
THAT WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT.
AND AS WE DEAL WITH THESE ISSUES
I DO -- AM MINDFUL OF THIS
SITUATION THAT WE FACE ON A DAY
TO DAY BASIS OF THE POLITICS OF
WASHINGTON, D.C.
BUT YET I'LL TELL YOU, EVEN
THOUGH I'M AWARE OF THOSE
POLITICS, THE ISSUES THAT WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT TODAY, THE ISSUES
THAT WE'RE FACING TRANSCEND
POLITICS.
I WAS PLEASED TODAY, I WAS ABLE
TO GET AN AMENDMENT OFFERED ON
THE FLOOR AND SOME OF THE
DEBATES ON OUR APPROPRIATIONS
PROCESS, I REACHED ACROSS THE
AISLE TO A COLLEAGUE OF MINE
FROM BUFFALO FROM THE OTHER SIDE
AND WE LEGISLATED.
WE ADOPTED POLICY, WE ADOPTED AN
AMENDMENT TO THAT APPROPRIATION
GOOD FOR AMERICA.
AND IT SHOWED, I THINK, IN THAT
INSTANCE TO ME AND I HOPE TO
MANY OTHERS THAT WE CAN WORK
TOGETHER, THAT WE CAN WORK
TOGETHER IN A BIPARTISAN FASHION
TO TACKLE THE ISSUES THAT ARE
FACING AMERICA SUCH AS THAT
WHICH WE TOOK CARE OF TODAY
BETWEEN MR. HIGGINS AND MYSELF.
WELL.
I KNOW THE PRESS LIKES TO, YOU
KNOW, GIN UP HEADLINES BASED ON
THE PARTISAN DEBATE THAT WE
OFTEN HAVE HERE IN THE CHAMBER
AND THEY TRY TO PAINT US ALL AS
WE'RE IN ONE CAMP ON THE
REPUBLICAN SIDE AND THEY'RE IN
THE OTHER CAMP ON THE DEMOCRATIC
AND I CAN TELL YOU, LIVING IT
DAY TO DAY, THAT TRULY IS NOT
THE CASE.
THERE ARE MANY GOOD PEOPLE ON
BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE THAT ARE
MORE THAN WILLING TO SIT DOWN
AND TALK TO EACH OTHER AND TRY
TO WORK OUT THESE ISSUES BUT A
LOT OF TIMES THAT RHETORIC,
THOSE HEADLINES CAUSES US TO ACT
IN WAYS THAT ARE EXTREMELY
DIVISIVE AND KILL THAT
BIPARTISAN EFFORT AND SUPPORT
THAT WE SHOULD BE NURTURING AND
PROMOTING AND THAT'S WHERE, YOU
THE RESULTS OF THAT EFFORT ON
OUR BEHALF AND ON MR. HIGGINS'
BEHALF TO PASS THAT LEGISLATION
TODAY.
SO I'M GOING TO CONTINUE ALONG
THOSE AVENUES, I'M GOING TO CALL
OUT AND HOLD PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE
FOR THEIR POSITION, THERE'S
NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT.
THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH
HAVING A GOOD OLD-FASHIONED
HONEST DEBATE AND PASSIONATELY
DISAGREEING WITH PEOPLE WITH
DIFFERENT PHILOSOPHIES SO LONG
AS YOU DO IT IN AN HONEST AND
RESPECTFUL MANNER.
YOU KNOW, I WORKED DAY TO DAY,
WHENEVER I GET INTO A
DISAGREEMENT WITH SOME OF MY
COLLEAGUES AND ALSO MEMBERS FROM
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE AND
I ALWAYS START WITH THE PREMISE,
OK, WHERE ARE YOU COMING FROM?
WHY DO YOU BELIEVE YOU ARE
RIGHT?
AND I TRY TO LOOK AT IT TRULY
FROM THE EYES OF THE PEOPLE THAT
HAVE THE CONTRARY OPINION.
AND MANY TIMES THAT HAS OPENED
UP MY EYES AND ALLOWED ME TO
LEARN FROM THAT EXCHANGE AND
STRENGTHEN MY POSITION, MAYBE
CAUSE MY POSITION TO BEND A
LITTLE BIT OR, AS I LEARN AND
GROW, TO MAYBE CHANGE THOSE
POSITIONS.
BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE
SHOULD ALWAYS START BY HAVING
THAT CONVERSATION.
BUT I HAVE SEEN WHERE A LOT OF
TIMES PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO DO
THAT.
THEY DON'T WANT TO REALLY TAKE
THE EFFORT OR MAKE THE EFFORT OR
TAKE THE TIME TO REALLY TRY TO
LOOK AT IT THROUGH THE EYES OF
THE OTHER PERSON, TO UNDERSTAND
WHERE THEY'RE COMING FROM AND
WHAT THEIR PHILOSOPHY REALLY IS
ALL ABOUT.
AND I THINK IF WE AT LEAST DO
THAT, IF WE AT LEAST PROMISE TO
EACH OTHER THAT WE'RE WILLING TO
DO THAT, THIS CHAMBER WOULD WORK
TREMENDOUSLY MUCH BETTER, IF I
WOULD, MUCH BETTER AS A BODY AS
A WHOLE.
AND MY COLLEAGUES IN THE SENATE
WOULD ALSO BE WORKING IN A MUCH
BETTER FASHION AND AS WE WORK
WITH THE WHITE HOUSE AND WITH
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES WE COULD ALSO DEVELOP
THAT TYPE OF RELATIONSHIP.
SO I ENCOURAGE ALL MY COLLEAGUES
AND ALL MY FRIENDS TO CONTINUE
WITH THAT EFFORT, AS I PLEDGE
HERE TODAY TO DO.
AND AS WE GO FORWARD I GUESS I
WILL KEEP THAT IN HEART AND I
WILL CONTINUE TO DO MY PART IN
THAT EFFORT AND AS I STARTED
THIS CONVERSATION TONIGHT,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF AMERICA
AND TO MR. SPEAKER, THIS IS
ABOUT JOBS.
THIS IS ABOUT ADOPTING A
PHILOSOPHY, A NEW CULTURE IN
AMERICA THAT RECOGNIZES THAT THE
PRIVATE SECTOR IS THAT ENGINE
THAT'S GOING TO BE THE SPARK OF
THIS ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND WE
NEED TO FOCUS ON THAT AND WE
NEED TO EXPAND OUR ON
OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE RIGHT
BEFORE US -- ON OUR
OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE RIGHT
BEFORE US WITH THESE FREE TRADE
AGREEMENTS.
AND I WOULD ASK ALL MY
COLLEAGUES TO ALWAYS FOCUS ON
GETTING AMERICANS BACK TO WORK
BECAUSE IF WE DO THAT WE WILL
HAVE A RECOVERY, WE WILL ADDRESS
MUCH OF THIS BUDGET DEFICIT
PROBLEM AND BECAUSE THE
INCREASED REVENUE THAT WILL COME
FROM THAT EXPANSION OF GETTING
PEOPLE BACK TO WORK AND GET THAT
ECONOMY GOING AND WE WILL HAVE A
MUCH BETTER WORLD UPON WHICH TO
LEGISLATE GOING FORWARD.
MR. SPEAKER, WITH THAT I WOULD
LIKE TO YIELD BACK THE BALANCE
OF MY TIME.
THE
GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE
BALANCE OF HIS TIME.
DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK
HAVE A MOTION?
YES, MR. SPEAKER, I
RISE WITH A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
THE
QUESTION IS ON THE MOTION TO
ADJOURN.
THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED, NO.
THE MOTION IS AGREED TO.