[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12403]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         TRADE, COMPETITIVENESS, AND CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES

  (Mr. QUIGLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, trade is critically important to our 
economic well-being. Trade provides a market for American goods, and 
sustains millions of jobs in vital American industries. In fact, 
exports support one of every five manufacturing jobs.
  Trade can also make the U.S. a leader in clean energy technologies. 
In 2009, China edged the U.S. out of the top spot in spending on clean 
energy. But projects like the all-electric commercial truck built by 
Navistar in my district, and supported through a Federal stimulus 
investment, can restore the U.S. as the leader in this field while 
creating jobs here at home.
  Now we need to pursue a better competition policy and help simplify 
the patchwork of global regulatory standards that cripple businesses 
trying to export goods internationally. We can make trade policy work 
for American businesses and for a cleaner environment.

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