mr. pascrell. >> thank you, mr. chairman. before i get into my line of questioning, i want to say that this legislation is very much better than the original legislation even with korean trade. there's some great things in this legislation dealing with technology products, pharmaceuticals, tremendously improved that would help my state in that area, as well as other states. but let me get down to my major contention. with this piece of legislation. and that is one of the few areas of the economy that have been improving over the last nine, 10 months is the manufacturing sector. we abandoned small manufacturers in this country. democratic presidents and republican presidents. and many of them have turned into, you have to go to the midwest, rust belt, so the entire infrastructure of manufacturing is gone. and to bring it back it's not going to be an easy task. for those folks he believed that we are simply going to move into a service oriented economy, that's not going to happen. and i will not repeat, remind you of a debate b

mr. pascrell, of new jersey. the speaker: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for three minutes. mr. pascrell: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, panama will be the only trade deal that i will vote for because they import very little to the united states in the first place, but more importantly this is, as i see it, new opportunities for the u.s. gulf and east coast ports. over 60% of the goods shipped through the canal sail to or from the united states. i think they corrected what needed to be corrected. there is no indication of a loss of american jobs. i think that's what we should be all about. as for colombia how anyone could stand in front of the american people and say that colombia is making progress in terms of the concerted conspiratorial effort proven time and time again to stop the murder of unionist, trade unionists in that country? in fact, there have been no convictions in 94% of the cases from 1986 to 2010. 6% of convictions. how anybody could stand on this floor, mr. speaker, and compar

mr. pascrell from new jersey. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. mr. pascrell: i come to the floor today to support h.r. 674 which will repeal a burden on government contractors, particularly small businesses. i oppose the enactment of the 3% withholding when a republican congress and a republican administration enacted it. of course, i knew it would hurt the economic engines of our economy. the repeal of this requirement will free up small businesses' cash flow, increasing their ability to add jobs and to bid on new projects. this is only a very small part of a jobs plan that could help to reduce unemployment. the majority, the infrastructure bank or funding for our first responders and teachers, they did not support. so i imagine that's not very important, those items. the majority has decided to promote their false 15 bills that attacks clean air, safe water and consumer safety. be prepared, america, to eat poison. not only do independent economists think that these bills do not create jobs, a recent report found that the so-called economically stifl

mr. pascrell from new jersey. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. mr. pascrell: i come to the floor today to support h.r. 674 which will repeal a burden on government contractors, particularly small businesses. i oppose the enactment of the 3% withholding when a republican congress and a republican administration enacted it. of course, i knew it would hurt the economic engines of our economy. the repeal of this requirement will free up small businesses' cash flow, increasing their ability to add jobs and to bid on new projects. this is only a very smallart of a jobs plan that could help to ruce unemployment. the majority, the infrastructure bank or funding for our first responders and teachers, they did not support. so i imagine that's not very important, those items. the majority has decided to promote their false 15 bills that attacks clean air, safe water and consumer safety. be prepared, america, to eat poison. not only do independent economists think that these bills do not create jobs, a recent report found that the so-called economically stifling

mr. pascrell: i want to challenge just about everything that my very good friend, mr. camp, laid before this house. first, let's talk about the numbers. the updated report that mr. camp referred to in terms of the number of jobs that would be created by this colombian deal contains a very specific disclaimer, that it is not an official estimate. additionally, any reports estimate that the overall trade deficit will increase, an increase in trade deficit cannot lead to job creation. it's never happened and will never happen. and you throw numbers in front of people. and you know what? you better know what you are talking about. you know what? given the projected changes, the growth of the united states trade deficit with colombia will displace 83,000 jobs in the united states of america by 2015, for a net loss of an additional 55,000 jobs. those are the numbers. i didn't make them up. so when you think that any time you are going to parade a trade deal in front of us and i voted for peru because i thought it was a great step forward -- and anybody is going to have to be

mr. pascrell from new jersey. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. mr. pascrell: i come to the floor today to support h.r.74 which will repeal a burden on government contractors, particularly small businesses. i oppose the enactment of the 3% withholding when a republican congress and a republican administration enacted it. of course, i knew it would hurt the economic engines of our economy. the repeal of this requirement will free up small businesses' cash flow, increasing their ability to add jobs and to bid on new projects. this is only a very small part of a jobs plan that could help to reduce employment. the majority, the infrastructure bank or funding for our first responders and teachers, they did not support. so i imagine th's not very important, those items. the majority has decided to promote tir false 15 bills that attacks clean air, safe water and consumer safety. be prepared, america, to eat poison. not only do independent economists think that these bills do not create jobs, a recent report found that the so-called economically stifling regu

mr. pascrell: mr. speaker, i just want to pause. i know my good friend from california this morning did mention this. but to say goodbye to trish matteson. this was her last day as chief journal clerk for the congress of the united states. she just walked out a second ago. she's been here 44 years, seven months and five days. and, trish, thank you so much for your service to this institution. you are real -- you're a real humanitarian and you're sensitive to the needs of we folks who call ourselves congressmen. thank you for your service to your country. god bless you. thank you, mr. speaker. god bless. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentlelady from texas seek recognition? ms. jackson lee: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. jackson lee: i said this early this morning and i want to reiterate my appreciation to congresswoman brown and to this resolution that was passed, to honor the montford point marines , 20,000 of them, african-american