as the sponsor of the moldova pntr, i'm pleased that a long overdue graduation of moldova from the jackson-vanik amendment is included in this bill. jim mcdermott and i have worked hard on the moldavia agreement and i'm proud to see this included in this bill. passing this bill will increase americans' exports of goods and services substantially and will serve as a no cost job creator. currently exports to russia support over 1,400 jobs in my home state. in fact, in one year exports from washington state to russia grew by 80%. if, however, we fail to act as u.s. companies, farmers, and workers, they will not receive the benefits of the russian membership, nor will the united states government have authority to hold russia accountable to its w.t.o. commitments. so, madam speaker, it's my sincere hope that we could pass this legislation, grant russia and moldova permanent normal trade relations. i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from michigan, mr. levin. mr. levin: it's my pleasure to yield to a gentleman who has served so long with distinction

another jobs bill that is important and permanent, normalized trade relations with russia and moldova. it will provide that much needed boost. just a little bit, but a boost to the direction of adding jobs and making sure that the jobs we have here in our country, to provide goods and services to another country, on an equal basis, is important. this pntr vote will mean that we're expected to double exports to russia in just five years and to help create and strengthen jobs in this country while providing russia with a great product at the right price. whether it's in manufacturing, agriculture or the service industry. i believe this is an important bill for us to move on a bipartisan basis. russia's the ninth largest economy and has a population of about 142 million people. it has a large and growing middle class and russia holds outstanding potential for the united states, not just in the business interest, but also for goods and services, to make the lives of the russian people even better. my home state of texas is the top exporter to russia among u.s. states. and texas imports to

nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to products of the russian federation and moldova and to require reports on the compliance of the russian federation with its obligations as a member of the world trade organization, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on ordering the previous question. members will record their votes by electronic device. pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule 20, this 15-minute vote on ordering the previous question will be followed by five-minute votes on adoption of house resolution 808, if ordered, and suspending the rules and concurring on the senate amendments h.r. 2453. this is a 15-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 243. the speaker: the nays are 164. the previous question is ordered. th

the legislative agenda this week includes discussion of trade with russia and moldova. live coverage of the house is here on c-span. also at 2:00 eastern, live coverage of the senate as members resumed consideration of a sportsman's bill. off the floor this week, members of congress will hold several hearings on the terrorist attack in libya that killed four

the legislative agenda includes trade with russia and moldova. live coverage of the house is here on c-span. also on c-span 2, live coverage of the senate. members of congress will hold several hearings on the terrorist attack in libya that killed four americans, and congressional leaders go to the white house to meet with president obama about fiscal issues. several live events to tell you about tomorrow morning. the america foundation hosted a discussion about how going over the so-called fiscal cliff will affect the military, social security, and medicare. that is at 9:00 a.m. eastern. at 10:00 common a brookings institution panel on yemen and efforts to prevent terrorist activities from spreading to the arabian peninsula. >> c-span invites middle and high school students to send a message to the president. what is the message he should consider? it is open to grade 6 through grade 12. for complete details, go online to studentcam.org. >> i enjoy watching booktv and rebroadcasts of television news programs. i like that c-span provides coverage

ranks 29th now in the speed of its internet behind such leading industrial parts of the world as moldova and ukraine. we pay the highest prices in the world. by one measure, we pay 38 times what the japanese pay per bit of information. if you buy one of these triple play packages, you pay on average in the u.s. $160. in france you pay $38 u.s., and you get worldwide calling to 70 countries, not just the u.s. and canada. you get worldwide television, not just domestic, and your internet is 20 times faster uploading and ten time faster downloading. and you're paying less than 25 cents on the dollar. all these other countries understand a fundamental principle. in the 19th century, canals and railroads were the key to economic growth as industrialization came along, and you had to move heavy things like steel. as the 20th century came along, it was highways, interstate highway program, for example, and airports that were crucial to economic growth. now it's the information superhighway, and what does the industry say? oh, don't call it that anymore. >> best-selling author david cay johnston