[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9443]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          VOTE DOWN FAST TRACK

  (Mr. DOGGETT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. DOGGETT. Mr. Speaker, today this Congress can be fast-tracked or 
it can take the right track. We can seek strong, new trade agreements 
that benefit American families, or we can continue to backtrack with 
the failed policies of the past.
  In the Ways and Means Committee, in the Rules Committee, every 
attempt to make constructive improvements in this fast-track bill have 
been sidetracked.
  First, we ask that the foreign corporations not be given more rights 
than American corporations and taxpayer funds awarded by some private 
tribunal.
  Second, we ask that the Administration, if it is such a good trade 
deal, that they be open with it. Tell us at least as much as the 
Vietnamese Politburo learned.
  Third, I ask that they at least meet the environmental standards of 
the last Bush administration.
  In each case, those amendments and all other constructive 
improvements were rejected.
  Today, let's not backtrack. Let's not fast-track. Let's vote down 
this bill and have an opportunity to create a 21st century trade policy 
that meets the needs of our families and businesses.

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