Hello, im ray suarez. Fights in washington often involve big binary questions about the future. Axis, war and peace, healthcare. Some washington fights go on below the public radar but carry with them the ability to explain a lot about how the u. S. Government works and how the tugofwar between the political schools of thought go on. Well look at the debate over the export Credit Agency, the Exportimport Bank of the United States. What its for, how it works, and whether it should continue to exist at all. More Small Businesses are selling their goods abroad more than ever before. Nearly 300,000 last year alone. We should be doing everything we can to excel rate this process, not stall it. A little known Washington Agency topped president obamas weekly address saturday. The Bank Provides loans and insurance to foreign purchasers of u. S. Products. It gets Companies Like boeing to get more Foreign Companies to buy their planes. And it helped solidify a deal between caterpillar and austra
Terrorists stand for. They have nothing to offer but hatred and human suffering. We stand for freedom and hope and the dignity of all human beings. Thats what the city of paris represents to the world. And that spirit will endure is for ever after the scourge of terrorism is banished from this world. [applause. ] i am at knoxville not only because i just like knoxville, but i am here today because one of my resolutions is to make sure that folks across this great country feel like they are coming back there is no doubt that the steps we took early on to rebuild this foundation and put it on a new Foundation America is coming back. [applause. ] president bush president bush president bush i am not running for office anymore. So let me just present the facts. I promised that 2014 would be a breakthrough year for america. This morning, we got more evidence to back that up. In december, our businesses created 240 new jobs, our Unemployment Rate fell to 5. 6 , which is the lowest in six and
You call us today to grow in the knowledge of that love and invite us to receive your blessings. Accept the prayers we offer for our beloved nation, protect it and keep it ever in your sight. Fill this house of representatives with your holy wisdom and may that wisdom lead to right action. Strengthen these representatives and their staffs as they labor for the common good and for what is just in your eyes. May true harmony, lasting freedom and justice be secured for all so that there may be lasting peace. We ask this in your most holy name, amen. The speaker the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 thjonastdsppve the pledge of allegiance today will be led by the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. Marino. Mr. Marino please join me in the pledge. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god indivisible, with
Make that will create significant construction and infrastructure jobs. Now, were this just in isolation and it didnt involve the total construction of the forests of canada, if i were a canadian id be pretty upset about that, and perhaps the dirtiest, most environmentally problematic way of extracting fossil fuels from the ground to get these oil sands, the construction jobs might have, you know, might carry the day. But sometimes you have to draw a line. And in this case, you know we also hear its going to lead somehow to Energy Security. Thats interesting because the crude is going to come down without paying any crude, tar stand oil or whatever you want to call it, its going to come down to texas without paying into the Oil Spill Liability trust Fund Creating a potential problem for the future taxpayers of the United States. Go to a refinery in an export zone in texas and it will be refined and then it will be exported. Were exporting millions of gallons of fuel every day. So to so
Pipeline. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 3. A bill to improve the keystone x. L. Pipeline approve the keystone x. L. Pipeline. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to House Resolution 19 the bill is considered read, the bill shall be debatable for one hour, equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on transportation and infrastructure. And the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on energy and commerce. The gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. Shuster, the gentleman from oregon, mr. Defazio, the gentleman from kentucky, mr. Wit field and the gentleman from new jersey whitfield, and the gentleman from new jersey, mr. Pallone, each control 15 minutes. Mr. Shuster thank you mr. Speaker. I yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. Mr. Shuster i rise today to support h. R. 3, the keystone x. L. Pipeline act, and for