mr. pascrell: mr. speaker, thank you. the miscellaneous tariff bill has hiser to he canly had -- has historically had broad bipartisan support in both chambers of congress as a means to bolster u.s. manufacturing and competitiveness. right now the miscellaneous tariff bill has been expired for more than five years. i'm pleased that today we're filing -- finally able to consider updating this bill. the n.t.b. is designed to provide relief to domestic firms by reducing or lifting tariffs on imported goods as long as those goods are not produced here in the united states of america. it is estimated that this legislation will provide more than $1 billion in tariff relief to u.s. businesses. many of these businesses are needlessly paying more to acquire inputs to manufacturing products -- manufactured products here in the united states. in my home state of new jersey, it will benefit greatly from this program, with firms projected to save more than $100 million. over the course of a three-year program. as a result, these new j

mr. pascrell. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for one minute. mr. pascrell: thank you, meesh. this habit of short-term -- thank you, mr. speaker. this habit of short-term extensions, kicking the can down the road, i heard a few times, is irresponsible and has to stop. we need a long-term funding bill. democrats have come to the table offered bipartisan solutions. republicans have dismissed them. let's put a bill to help the dreamers on the floor. their incompetence is going to lead to a shutdown. instead of using nine million kids as a bargaining chip, i bet the majority could pass a permanent children's health extension today. there are nine million children at risk of losing health coverage. 200,000 of them in my home state of new jersey. we could save $6 billion. and i cannot believe that this bill has a delay of the medical device tax, mr. speaker, that was part of the affordable care act. that industry agreed to pay that tax. we just did a tax bill for corporations that added over $2 trillion in deficits. last i checked, medical device companies

mr. pascrell. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for one minute. mr. pascrell: thank you, meesh. this habit of short-term -- thank you, mr. speaker. this habit of short-term extensions, kicking the can down the road, i heard a few times, is irresponsible and has to stop. we need a long-term funding bill. democrats have come to the table offered bipartisan solutions. republicans have dismissed them. let's put a bill to help the dreamers on the floor. their incompetence is going to lead to a shutdown. instead of using nine million kids as a bargaining chip, i bet the majority could pass a permanent children's health extension today. there are nine million children at risk of losing health coverage. 200,000 of them in my home state of new jersey. we could save $6 billion. and i cannot believe that this bill has a delay of the medical device tax, mr. speaker, that was part of the affordable care act. that industry agreed to pay that tax. we just did a tax bill for corporations that added over $2 trillion in deficits. last i checked, medical device companies

mr. pascrell. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for one minute. mr. pascrell: thank you, meesh. this habit of short-term -- thank you, mr. speaker. this habit of short-term extensions, kicking the can down the road, i heard a few times, is irresponsible and has to stop. we need a long-term funding bill. democrats have come to the table offered bipartisan solutions. republicans have dismissed them. let's put a bill to help the dreamers on the floor. their incompetence is going to lead to a shutdown. instead of using nine million kids as a bargaining chip, i bet the majority could pass a permanent children's health extension today. there are nine million children at risk of losing health coverage. 200,000 of them in my home state of new jersey. we could save $6 billion. and i cannot believe that this bill has a delay of the medical device tax, mr. speaker, that was part of the affordable care act. that industry agreed to pay that tax. we just did a tax bill for corporations that added over $2 trillion in deficits. last i checked, medical device companies

mr. pascrell, for five minutes. mr. pascrell: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise in support f the 2018 23rd olympic games pyong chang in south korea next month. the olympic games serves as a forum for the international community to come together to build a peaceful world. in order to be a competitor in the olympic games, nations across the globe have to embody the values and ideals of friendship, solidarity and fair play. it is no different in the diplomatic arena. thout these core values, the fair competition is eroded. the common bond that brings nations from all over th world to compete and build friendships serves as a forum to promote tolerance and understanding. promoting these ideals is critical to these increasingly troubled times, and i believe the results could make our world a more peaceful place. the upcoming olympic winter games presents a significant opportunity for the united states of america to lead the fight against international conflicts and to promote peace. this is our legacy. our nation can use this opportunity to work with t