mr. tonko. mr. tonko: right. as we're concluding here, i would just you know bring to mind, one of the alzheimer's town halls that we are required to conduct, and it told me a few things, that this disease is percolating lower and lower into the age demographic. mr. garamendi: yes, it is. mr. tonko: so it maybe, just guessing here, it may be that it's more than just genetics. it may be environmental in its impact. or cause. whatever it is, let's go for that cause. but at one of these town hall, a contemporary of mine, whom i have known for a long time, as i've known her husband for a long time, at one of our town halls said, my husband knows my voice but he doesn't know my name. how do we not say yes to research? how do we not say we want to do all that we can to make a difference? and when we do so we're going to save our budget, we're going to save our budget a great number of consequences by being that powerful force that will do things academically, soundly wisely effectively, efficiently. that's what this bu

mr. tonko: thank you mr. speaker. last week pope francis echoed the chorus of 97% of climate scientists whose findings prove that climate change is real and is manmade and climate change has pot tension to destroy the only planet we have. let me say that again. climate change is real, it is manmade and it can reverse all the progress we've made as a nation. pope frances frames the reality of climate change in a way that we must consider if we are to protect our environment as directed by our creator for future generations, future economic development and future progress. the leader of the catholic church accurately points out that it is a moral imperative to act on climate change. it is a moral imperative to act as a good steward of the environment and the gifts we have been given. i thank pope frances and i -- pope francis and i hope the words he said last week will ring true with all of us. i hope the pope's incyclical will encourage deniers to work with us to find creative ways to clean up our environment, help cre

mr. tonko: i thank the gentleman. i urge my colleagues to end the ineffective chemical policy that we had for four decades and to support h.r. 2576. i, too would like to thank some individuals who are very pertinent to this discussion and final product. i thank david mccarthy from the subcommittee staff on the majority side and jerry corey from the subcommittee staff. jackie cohen from our subcommittee staff on the democratic side. and chris sarley of chair shimkus personal office staff and jane ferucci, the legislative director of our congressional office. with that i thank you mr. speaker, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from illinois. mr. shimkus: i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from new jersey. mr. pallone: mr. speaker, could i just ask how much time remains? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman has 9 1/2 minutes remaining. mr. pallone: i yield now three minutes to the gentlema

mr. tonko: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the house bring up h.r. 1031 a bill to protect thousands of american jobs by preventing the export-import bank from shutting down. the speaker pro tempore: as previously announced the unanimous consent request cannot be entertained. mr. polis: mr. speaker, i yield to the gentleman from california mr. sherman, for the purposes of a unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman may state his request. mr. sherman: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the house bring up h.r. 1031, a bill to protect hundreds of thousands of american jobs by preventing the shutdown of the ex-im bank. the speaker pro tempore: as previously announced, the unanimous consent request cannot be entertained. mr. polis: mr. speaker, i yield to the gentlelady from california, the ranking member of the committee on financial services, ms. waters for the purposes of a unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady may state her request.

mr. tonko. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. tonko: the rule before us today is filled with procedural gimmicks but no opportunities to actually improve the underlying bills. these fails fail to have enforceable objectives and fail to address currency manipulation and fail to recognize climate change and its connection to trade. i had proposed amendments to address these issues, which were unfortunately not made in order. since nafta and other subsequent deals, millions of united states manufacturing jobs, one in four, in fact, have been lost. and when manufacturing workers lose their jobs due to trade, the story doesn't get much better. three in five of them take cuts if they find a new job. this is a bad deal for our workers. for those who lose their jobs due to trade, trade, of course, but it's bad for all americans and one reason why wages have stagnated for the last two decades. we cannot afford to fast track another nafta on steroids. on top of that

the chair will now recognize the gentleman from california mr. tonko -- sorry mr. takano. butchered your name there. mr. takano: i ask unanimous consent to address the house. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. takano: mr. speaker i rise today to congratulate and pay tribute to one philippea arrera, who was recently appointed to serve as the united states poet laureate. the son of migrant farmers, mr. arraera is the first latino american to be appointed to this position and has published more than a dozen short stories novels and collections of poetry. in 2008, he was awarded the national book critic circle award and in 2012, he was appointed california's poet laureate. never one to shy away from experimentation, mr. arrera conducted a two-year poetry project entitled "the most incredible and biggest poem on unity in the world." for california residents of all ages, submit their writings on unity. the project resulted in a 170-page collection of poems on unity, on how we as americans can come together. a recent retiree from university of california-riverside, m

mr. tonko. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. tonko: the rule before us today is filled with procedural gimmicks but no opportunities to actually improve the underlying bills. these fails fail to have enforceable objectives and fail to address currency manipulation and fail to recognize climate change and its connection to trade. i had proposed amendments to address these issues, which were unfortunately not made in order. since nafta and other subsequent deals, millions of united states manufacturing jobs, one in four, in fact, have been lost. and when manufacturing workers lose their jobs due to trade, the story doesn't get much better. three in five of them take cuts if they find a new job. this is a bad deal for our workers. for those who lose their jobs due to trade, trade, of course, but it's bad for all americans and one reason why wages have stagnated for the last two decades. we cannot afford to fast track another nafta on steroids. on top of that

pallone: i yield two 1/2 minutes to the gentleman from new york, mr. tonko. mr. tonko: this is a misguided attempt to hold back change and progress. climate change is a problem. we must deal with it. the clean power plant -- plan is an important step in that direction. it's very disappointing to hear such a can't-do attitude. we have been a nation that tackles big problems rather than denying them. some states have achieved reduction of greenhouse gas emissions through carbon trading renewable portfolio standards and investments in clean energy. my home state has made great strides and if there is a flaw in the proposed rule, it is that the proposal asks states that have already done a lot to reduce their emissions and modernize electric grids to do even more. by contrast, the requirements on the states that have resisted change and done far less are asked only to get started. this bill, advises some states to avoid doing their fair share to address the serious environmental and economic threat posed by climate change. new york state will continue to work on this

mr. tonko: thank you, mr. speaker.ine at the this month for an agency that reduces the keff sit and has supported 1.3 million jobs since 2009 that agency is the export-import bank. in my district alone ex-im that is supported a total export of more than $2.4 billion and more than half of the companies that work with them are local small businesses. from new york apple sales to imperial pools businesses in new york's capital region and across the region ha benefited greatly from the work of the export-import bank. there's no reason it should fall victim to the same culture of politics and brinksmanship that cloaked this body for the past few years. 1,053 organizations including the capital region chambers of congress have urged the republican house leaders to renew ex-im. a majority of this house, including 180 of my democratic colleagues have expressed support to renew ex-im. all we need now is a vote. our small businesses, our workers and our taxpayers deserve it. let's make it happen. with that, mr. speaker, i yield