ms. sanchez from california, a minute and a half. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from california is recognized for 1 1/2 minutes. ms. sanchez: mr. speaker, i rise to speak against this misguided t.p.a. bill. many of my colleagues have highlighted the reasons to oppose the bill, but i want to focus on two specific fundamental issues, labor and civil rights. there is nothing in this that requires countries to bring their labor laws and regulations into compliance before this deal takes effect. how can we have an agreement that doesn't require everybody to play by the same rules? that's just ridiculous. we need trade agreements that prohibit signatory countries from murdering jailing, torturing or firing citizens for doing such outlandish things such as trying to unionize and bargain for safer working conditions. enforceable labor provisions tell trading partners that we mean business on labor rights before letting their goods into the u.s. frayed agreements should not continue a race to the bottom for workers. we should be set

ms. sanchez from california, a minute and a half. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from california is recognized for 1 1/2 minutes. ms. sanchez: mr. speaker, i rise to speak against this misguided t.p.a. bill. many of my colleagues have highlighted the reasons to oppose the bill, but i want to focus on two specific fundamental issues, labor and civil rights. there is nothing in this that requires countries to bring their labor laws and regulations into compliance before this deal takes effect. how can we have an agreement that doesn't require everybody to play by the same rules? that's just ridiculous. we need trade agreements that prohibit signatory countries from murdering jailing, torturing or firing citizens for doing such outlandish things such as trying to unionize and bargain for safer working conditions. enforceable labor provisions tell trading partners that we mean business on labor rights before letting their goods into the u.s. frayed agreements should not continue a race to the bottom for workers. we should be set

ms. sanchez. ms. sanchez: please join me in our pledge. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. this the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. burgess: i rise to ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. burgess: it seems like the whole of washington is awaiting the result of a supreme court decision referenced as king vs. burwell. mr. speaker, let me give you the simple truth. as i see it, the president broke the law he broke the law and people are hurting as a consequence. once this ruling comes down, congress will be required to put in place mechanisms to keep people from being hurt any further. but the fact of the matter remains that premiums have gone up, deductibles are completely out of sight, leaving many fam

ms. sanchez: i rise to express both strong concern and guarded optimism about the customs bill before us today. i will be voting against the underlying bill before us today because of drastic and unnecessary changes the bill makes to t.p.a. providings relating to human trafficking currency manipulation and immigration policy. however, i remain optimistic that the customs provisions in this bill can be strong during conference. senators worked on a bipartisan basis to reach an agreement after nearly a decade of negotiation on how we should be enforcing our trade laws. i'm now hoping that house republicans will be part of getting these provisions across the finish line. one of my biggest priorities has been to combat the duty evasion by foreign producers that undercut american industry here. foreign companies avoid paying duties they on goods they import into the united states. for the first time, it feels that we are getting it done. i want to thank representatives tiberi and chairman ryan for discussions on the best way to get this done in conference. i hope we will be working on a bipar

ms. sanchez: thank you for let me talk about this. i'm the democratic lead on this bill along with congressman phil roe, and i'm proud of the bipartisan we've done with ipab, independent payment advisory board. i proudly voted for the a.c.a. and i think time has shown the law has worked. the a.c.a. has lowered health care costs, preventive disease and helped cures. i believe there are certain areas for improvement in the a.c.a. and i'm committed to working in a bipartisan manner to solve these issues and provide our constituents with the world-class health care that they deserve. the a.c.a. is a good law and a few small tweaks can make it stronger and that's why i decided to reach across the aisle to work with congressman roe on this legislation. repealing ipab is not the exclusive purview of the republican party and it is a bipartisan effort. unfortunately, much like the last time congress considered ipab repeal in 2012 an unpalatable pay-for undermined the bipartisan support for a deal. i know congressman roe has worked tirelessly t

ms. loretta sanchez. our joint efforts to clarify these regulations and represent the needs of america's small business owners are critical. i thank chairman upton and the 40 bipartisan members who have agreed to co-sponsor. h.r. 2017 is simple. clarify the intent of this nearly 400-page regulation so businesses can comply with it and consumers can have access to helpful calorie information. my staff and i have met with stakeholders and other member offices on all sides of this issue more than 20 times and asked how we can improve this legislation. something that we have heard again and again is that the 50% revenue trigger of what defines a restaurant is not fair. i ask unanimous consent to insert into the record a letter from the national restaurant association to congress on april 28 that only discusses the 50% revenue exemption. mr. pitts: without objection. so ordered. mrs. mcmorris rodgers: these concerns have been heard and i intend to move them through committee markup. i hope we can discuss the m

ms. loretta sanchez of california mrs. davis of california messrs. langevin, larsen of washington, cooper ms. bordallo, mr. courtney, ms. tsongas, messrs. garamendi, johnson of georgia, ms. speier, mr. castro of texas and ms. duckworth. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will announce the appointment of additional conferees at a subsequent time. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks. and include extraneous material on consideration of h.r. 2822. and that i may include tab lar material on the same. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. -- tabular material on the same. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. pursuant to house resolution 333 and rule 18, the chair declares the house in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for the consideration of h.r. 2822. the chair appoints the gentleman from louisiana, mr. graves, to preside over the committee of the whole. t

mcmorris rodgers and sanchez for your help on this issue. . . ms.askopf: i'm with dunkin' company, which includes dunkin' donuts and bass kin robbins. bass kin robbins franchisees own an average of one restaurant, dunkin' donuts' own about six. so they are small business people. we supported national uniform menu labeling for many years and we continue to believe a national standard for providing nutrition information on all restaurant-type foods is critical. over the past several years, dunakin brands and many others -- dunkin' brands and many others have worked to help reform what had previously been a complex, highly localized approach to menu labeling. before the federal solution labeling laws for being passed on a state by state, city by city basis and in some cases counties were competing with cities to pass such laws. competing state and local flaurs difficult and disruptive for businesses as well as lacking in consistency for customers. a national approach to labeling was an important and necessary step for our franchisees --es our industry