[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 147 (Tuesday, October 4, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H6522]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS

  (Mr. YODER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. YODER. Mr. Speaker, it's time to put America back to work again, 
and that's why I rise today to lend my voice in support of the three 
pending free trade agreements that the President has submitted to 
Congress.
  At a time when 13.9 million Americans are looking for employment, 
these commonsense, bipartisan bills are the types of pro-job 
legislation upon which this Congress should be focused.
  It's estimated that these agreements could create hundreds of 
thousands of jobs in the United States and increase American exports by 
tens of billions of dollars a year. This means real jobs in the Third 
District of Kansas and throughout my home State, where exports are a 
major component of our economy, accounting for almost $10 billion in 
economic activity and supporting 30,000 jobs.
  Mr. Speaker, Americans are tired of partisanship and they're looking 
for solutions to our economic challenges. Today, let's come together, 
pass these trade agreements, and let's get Kansas and all of America 
working again.

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