in your case, various trade representatives and negotiators did their best to bring back something the political leadership could stand by and support. it is an achievement all the members of the tpp are still with us and no one has dropped out. obviously there is something in it for each one of us and we should look at the other side of the economic benefit which is not the producers, exporting, i am earning a job but also spending, consuming, importing, and because it is straight up trade i am getting a wider range of opportunities which will improve my livelihood. people don t want walmart, product come from all over asia. who benefits, walmart, many people in america, not just exporters but people living in the midwest. these are parts of your every day in visible standard of living and yet it is real and it is radical. in terms of economic benefits, the tpp is a big deal. in terms of america s engagement of the region, you have put reputation online. it is the big thing
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chris christina hoff sommers christy talked about the bridge scandal. governor christy talks about hurricane sandy recovery efforts in the 50-minute speech. [ applause ] [ applause ] [ applause ] [ applause ] thank you. thank you. thank you very much. thank you very much. thank you. thank you. happy new year. governor, mr. speaker, mr. president, legislators, friends, fellow new jerseyans: the last week has certainly tested this administration. mistakes were clearly made. and as a result, we let down the people we are entrusted to serve. i know our citizens deserve better. much better. i am the governor and i am ultimately responsible for all that happens on my watch - both good and bad. without a doubt we will cooperate with all appropriate inquiries to ensure this breach of trust does not happen again. but i also want to assure the people of new jersey today that what has occurred does not define us or our state. this administration and this legislature will not allow the
the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 417. the nays are four. 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is the question on agreeing to the speaker s approval of the journal on which the yeas and nays were ordered. the question is on agreeing to the speaker s approval of the journal. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 274. the nays are 138. there are three present not voting.