ms. delauro and the gentleman from hawaii, mr. takai. the clerk: the following senators of the committee on the part of the senate to escort the president. the senator from kentucky, mr. mcconnell, senator from texas plrks cornyn senator from south carolina. the senator from missouri ks mr. blunt. senator from mississippi, mr. wicker. senator from illinois, mr. durbin, senator from washington, ms. murphy -- ms. murray. mr. leahy. senator from michigan senator from minnesota, ms. clube char. the speaker: please exit through the lobby doors. >> mr. speaker, the dean of the diplomatic corps. >> mr. speaker, the chief justice and associate justices of the supreme court. >> mr. speaker, the president's cabinet. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations]

ms. delauro: thank you. i want to thank the gentlelady. first and foremost for her leadership. this is not an issue for the faint of heart or for people who want to say, oh, my gosh, if we don't see success immediately, then you know, wash our hands and go off and do some other. this requires tenacity and passion and deep concern and we're grateful to you for your leadership in this area and it's been a pleasure for me to work with you. . like my colleagues, we are not fans of the castro regime. it is not about the regime. it is about the cuban people and what we can do to help our near neighbors realize their aspirations for freedom and for prosperity. and judged against that worthy goal, our policy of the last 54 years has been a dismal failure. it has not helped ordinary cubans one bit. in fact, the sanctions have harmed them and us by holding back cuba's democratic and economic development. back in 2007, i had the opportunity to chair the agricultural appropriations subcommittee. at that time, i led a bipartisan group of members on a trip to cuba. and on that trip it was so

ms. delauro. the gentlewoman from north carolina, ms. foxx. the gentlewoman from maryland, ms. edwards. the gentlewoman from california, mrs. mimi walters. the gentleman from maryland, mr. van hollen. the gentleman from texas, mr. sessions. the gentleman from new mexico, mr. ben ray lujan. the gentleman from north carolina, mr. mchenry. the gentlewoman from north carolina mrs. adams and members of the delcation, ms. kaptur, mr. chabot, mr. tiberi, mr. ryan, mr. turner, mr. jordan, mr. latta, ms. fudge mr. gibbs, mr. johnson, mr. renacci, mr. stivers mrs. beatty, mr. joyce and mr. wenstrup. the committee will retire from the chamber to escort the speaker-elect to the chair. >> madam clerk, the speaker-elect john a. boehner, representative from ohio state and the escort committee. ms. pelosi: my colleagues of the united states house of representatives, it is a high honor to welcome you and your families to the 114th congress t to our newest members, it is a special pleasure to give you an exceptional welcome and congratulations. welcome to our newest members. as was indicated by the vote,

ms. delauro. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from connecticut is recognized for two minutes.s. delauro: i rise in opposition to the republican rule avoid taxes by moving their mailboxing overseas. but they leave their operations here. effectively renouncing their u.s. citizenship in order to dodge taxes. these companies benefit from american education, research and development incentives, and infrastructure, all taxpayer-supported. but when their own tax bill arrives, they hide overseas and are no longer american corporations. they even have the temerity, and this is legal under the law today, and it shuent be, they have the -- and it shouldn't be, they have the temerity then to apply for federal contracts. but they deny their u.s. citizenship when it comes to paying their taxes. what this amendment would do is make sure that they pay their fair share. the extra revenue goes to the highway trust fund. that trust fund runs out of money in may if we do not act. anyone who has drisk an car lately knows how badly our roads need investment, our highs -- highways are crumbling bene

ms. delauro. the chair: the gentlewoman from connecticut is recognized for two minutes. ms. delauro: madam speaker with this bill the majority place a dangerous game with our national security. we all know why they are doing this. they want to tie the president's hands on immigration because they do not agree with him there. but by acting in this way, the majority has torn up what should be a fundamental rule of american politics. that we do not play politics with the security of our nation. the fact that the majority chooses to gamble with homeland security, of all budgets, is trumming -- troubling to say the least, at a time when we face a higher terrorist threat these tactics are potentially deadly. let us recall that the department of homeland security was born out of the attacks on this nation. september 11, 2001 we created it to protect our country against further atrocities 3,000 people died. we have seen what our enemies are capable of, we saw it in the boston marathon bombing last year. we saw it again over the past week in a shocking series of terrorist murders in p

ms. delauro. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlemaisecnid r two minutes. ms. delauro: i rise in opposition to this rule and to the underlying bill. this bill is just as unconstitutional as it was when it was introduced in the last congress. it poses just as serious a risk to the health and civil liberties of american women. and this time around it comes with an additional slap in the face to women. because if this rule passes, the bill will come to a vote on the 42nd anniversary of the supreme court's decision in roe v. wade. by attempting to outlaw almost all abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, this bill would clearly violate the constitutional principles the court laid down in that decision a generation ago. women must be allowed to decide their health care decisions. they need to do it in consultation with their doctors, with their families, with their clergy and not have those decisions made for them by washington politicians. the republican majority always claims to be against government overreach and for science. well, they should take a look at the le

ms. delauro. ms. delauro: i want to rise in opposition to this bill. this bill would put millions of workers at risk of losing both rages and hark. it's wrong for our country, wrong for public health and it's wrong for the middle class. it leaves the american people worse off smaller paychecks and bigger insurance bills. i urge my colleagues to vote against this bill. and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back the balance of her time. the gentleman from colorado. mr. polis: we're prepared to close if the gentleman is prepared to close. mr. burgess: i have no additional speakers. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from colorado has 15 seconds remaining. mr. polis: thank you. i'll yield myself the balance of the time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. polis: mr. speaker, i urge my colleagues to vote no on the rule and the underlying bills. no committee hearings, no committee markup, no amendments on the floor of the house, phantom pipeline, deficit busting. i yield back the ba

ms. delauro: thank you so much to the gentleman from wisconsin. again, it is resiprycal. it's an honor to serve with you. we are simpatico with regard to this issue and so many others. i'm honored to be able to serve with you and to be tied together on this critically important issue. and earlier today when i look at my colleagues who are on the floor here tonight and some have left but who have spoken, we were all at a press conference today, earlier today and i think we can say with one voice that it was one of the broadest advocacy coalitions that we have seen come together. it certainly is true for me in my 24 years in the house. and the advocacy groups, the members of congress coming together to oppose fast track. and it included faith groups, human rights groups labor unions, environmental groups consumer protection groups and the purpose, as i said, was to oppose the policy known as fast track for trade deal. under this fast track umbrella, if you will what happens? members of congress are denied the opportunity to debate and vote in detail on the text of these dea

ms. delauro: sole years when we were discussing this, americans are saying, read the bill. read the bill before we vote on it. thank you. mr. tonko: very well stated. and in every bit of american style, it is about the american dream. people have the right to the dignity of work and pursue that american dream. one of our newest faces in congress, second term has been an outspoken voice of the american dream and i yield to the representative from wisconsin's second district to share his thoughts about the process of fast track. mr. pocan: i enjoyed working with you. we are getting to the point that this may be coming to a vote in congress and this is another round of negotiations. i'm glad we are on the floor tonight trying to channel the energy from the gentlelady from connecticut. i love her passion. this is an issue that goes far back for me. when i was 2, i started a small business, a specialty printing business and one of the things we resource american-made products, like pens and lapel pens and all things that were done. and almost eight years, trade deal after trade