u.s. chill beer of congress, the -- u.s. chamber of congress, the head of the largest corporations to provide campaign contributions, the u.s. chamber of commerce urged american companies to send jobs overseas. now, that's patriotic, living up to the united states of america. he said that exporting high-paid tech jobs to low-cost countries like india, china, and russia, saves companies money. it is no surprise to him who tripled the chamber of commerce's lobbying team since 1997 and aggressively promotes pro-business policy and endorses offshoring. the world's largest business consortium champions tax cuts, free trade, worker's compensation reform, and more liberal trade policies with china. what more do you need when you want to understand why we have lost millions of good paying manufacturing jobs, why wages are going down, what more do you need when the president of the chamber of commerce tells you that he thinks that it is good public policy to send jobs to china? i don't think there is, you know, much that you have to, you know, discover. they are telling you this. now, in a moment what i'm going talk talking about is how these ideas from

u.s. chamber of commerce hope the court will use the case to put limits on class action suits which they claim have become abusive. but lawyers who have handled big discrimination cases say large class action lawsuits are sometimes the only way to get leverage against corporations when they violate civil rights. >> the playing field is not level if one individual has to go up against walmart. but if an entire class can proceed against walmart, it levels the playing field, it makes it a fair playing field. >> reporter: this stops the case in its tracks and may delay other big class action lawsuits while the court sorts out the rules for deciding when they're too big, brian. >> pete williams at the court building tonight in washington. pete, thanks. >>> there is news tonight from north carolina about elizabeth edwards. specifically her six-year fight against breast cancer. we learned today her illness has taken a turn for the worse. the edwards' family released a statement tonight saying her doctors advise that further treatment at this point would be "unproductive." edwards herself posted a mes

u.s. chamber of commerce or business leaders don't understand that. and we need to really help them understand that. lost productivity-just as you've heard people being concerned about their child or having to be in treatment, ending up in emergency rooms, whatever, it really goes to the cost of doing business. and that's something we really need to get the word out about. james, i'm-i'm going to go back to your experience. and i-i-i want to be able to frame it in a way that, as we're talking here the focus of our show is-is on recovery. obviously you went through a program, and you were out. did you feel at that point that you didn't need any other support, that basically you had done your duty, you had gone to the various x number of units of care, and you were ready to-to rejoin society? how did that transition take place? and how, what types of-of components or elements did you find were necessary for you to sustain your recovery? well, coming out of the streets, coming out of the actual use, going into a rehab, and coming out of rehab was only th

which i kind of find funny but a lot of the local chambers of commerce are members of the u.s. chamber of commerce. and a local chambers often do represent the communities small businesses. but they talk about the tax bill and how this president is going to keep raising taxes. you know, we can't afford more business and that was the message to a business that helped them get this $30 million to defeat a lot of progressive democrats. and so the message is really kind of together we can change the world. if we believe in this and we funded this, we can change the world. and i put his slides on the president signing the don't ask, don't tell legislation because they had a big victory, and he did change the world. and you know they found people, this gentleman that you see in the slide over the president shoulder, i think he was an admiral in the navy, very high up in the u.s. navy. i think he became an advocate for getting rid of don't ask, don't tell. the same thing with a tea party. they started out as less taxes and they could extrapolate from there. but they have a message, and

of the newspapers. an a.p. story. u.s. tkhaeupl pwer of commerce president -- u.s. chamber of commerce president and c.e.o. thomas donahue, where all these businesses come together to develop policy, lobby us, provide campaign contributions. u.s. chamber of commerce president and c.e.o. thomas donahue urged american companies to send jobs overseas. that's really patriotic. that's standing up for the united states of america. donahue said wednesday that exporting high-paid tech jobs to low-cost countries such as india, china and russia saves companies money. it is no surprise that done -- donahue who tripled the chamber of commerce's lobbying team since 1997 and promotes policies endorses offshoring. the chamber of commerce champions tax cuts, free trade, workers compensation reform and more liberal trade policies with china. end of quote. what more do you need when you want to understand why we have lost millions of good-paying manufacturing jobs, why wages are going down, what more do you need when the president of the chamber of commerce tells you that he thinks it is good public policy to send jobs to ch

u.s. chamber of commerce, enacting this bipartisan framework forged by the president and congress is one of the best steps washington can take to eliminate the uncertainty that is preventing our employers from hiring, investing, and growing their businesses. what does economist mark zandee say, frequently cited by the speaker as an important voice in economic matters? the compromise reached this week by the obama administration and congressional republicans would be good for the economy next year. we really -- it's too risky to play games with the economy. we need to stop this massive tax increase in its tracks. support this legislation in its current form, oppose the pomeroy amendment and i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from michigan, mr. levin is recognized. mr. levin: it's now my pleasure to yieldhe balance of our time to our distinguished majority leader, mr. hoyer of maryland. the chair: the gentleman from maryland, the majority leader, is recognized for such time as he may consume. mr. hoye i thank the gentleman for yielding. we

u.s. chamber of commerce hosted this forum yesterday on global trade in the world economy. we'll hear first from the head of u.s. customs and border protection. this is two hours. [applause] >> thank you, ann, and thank you again to the chamber for providing an opportunity to share cbp's thoughts and perspectives on something as critical as the north american competitiveness and the global supply chain. what i'd like to do this morning before opening it up for questions is to actually take the paradigm that we have become accustomed to thinking about, trade and facilitation and questioning it. even in someone as practiced and skilled and knowledgeable as ann beauchene, you noticed when she talked about trade and facilitation she talked about dual goals and purposes of cbp. she talked about achieving simultaneously security and facilitation and this is the way we think about it. we have a paradigm that looks at these as mutually exclusive as matters that have to be balanced rather than as a single phenomenon. what i'd like to do this morning is challenge that paradigm. one th

u.s. chamber of commerce, enacting this bipartisan framework forged by the president and congress is one of the best steps washington can take to eliminate the uncertainty that is preventing our employers from hiring, investing, and growing their businesses. what does economist mark zandee say, frequently cited by the speaker as an important voice in economic matters? the compromise reached this week by the obama administration and congressional republicans would be good for the economy next year. we really -- it's too risky to play games with the economy. we need to stop this massive tax increase in its tracks. support this legislation in its current form, oppose the pomeroy amendment and i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from michigan, mr. levin is recognized. mr. levin: it's now my pleasure to yield the balance of our time to our distinguished majority leader, mr. hoyer of maryland. the chair: the gentleman from maryland, the majority leader, is recognized for such time as he may consume. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for yielding

u.s. chamber of commerce, which represents the unified interest of american business. it has done remarkably well beyond -- before the roberts scored. they have won 39 of 18 cases recently. this is no surprise -- 13 of 18 cases recently. this is no surprise. justice roberts worked at the chamber. he supports unanimity. these business decisions are more often unanimous than most other cases. 80% are unanimous or decided by 7 to 2 or greater. pro-business conservatives are at odds with the libertarians and tea party people when it comes the federal power parity party movement was founded in opposition to the t.a.r.p. program. by contrast, the pro-business conservatives are supporting t.a.r.p. they saw the failure of the banks as an existential threat. they are willing to use doctrines like federal pre- emption, which are nationalistic doctrines, to thwart states' rights in advance the interests of american business. we will see increasing clashes between the pro-business conservatives and tea party people in the next congress over questions like farm subsidies, which bus

of consumer protection provisions in there. and edi did support it. so did the u.s. cap. most unions supported the bill while the u.s. chamber of commerce u.s. chamber of commerce, the national association of manufacturers, the american petroleum institute and a whole bunch of conservative organizations, and this is setting up were you guys are going with this class, i get that, opposed it. and interestingly there was a newly formed evangelical group in favor, you usually think of the evangelical group has a very conservative group, particularly on social policy but they have a newly energized group. i met with in a number of times and this was sort of unfolding that has convinced that society is hurting the earth, and it's their duty as evangelicals to do what they can to overcome that. said they were actively engaged in the subject. and the administration was very actively involved. the bill was a kitchen sink kind of bill. it had carbon legislation in it. it had a requirement, utility procurer 20% of the energy they use by 2020 from renewables. but it did have a comprehensive cap-and-trade provision that by 2050 would reduce the nation's o

u.s. chamber of commerce. you can read more by checking this out on the bloomberg website. florida, what is next for u.s. manufacturing? caller: time to go back to protectionism. we get rich people that leave the country, they get tax breaks for leaving the country, it puts our workers out of work, they close the factories. it is ridiculous. whenever you can't find a job, they want to start you to death. host: hallmark is joining us on the republican line from iowa. caller: good morning. can you hear me? host: we sure can. caller: i agree with the woman from washington. the welfare system is hurting the manufacturing. there is a lot of people who checked their hours and don't want to work many hours because they don't want to get over the cost of were the welfare will not make them money. we also need to look at corporations and the government needs to get us corporations a tax break to bring up the lower end of the pay scale. host: thank you for the call. from our twitter page -- the u.s. does still have a peek strong u.s. manufacturing industry. it concerns me how much of

which i kind of find funny but a lot of the local chambers of commerce are members of the u.s. chamber of commerce. and a local chambers often do represent the communities small businesses. but they talk about the tax bill and how this president is going to keep raising taxes. you know, we can't afford more business and that was the message to a business that helped them get this $30 million to defeat a lot of progressive democrats. and so the message is really kind of together we can change the world. if we believe in this and we funded this, we can change the world. and i put his slides on the president signing the don't ask, don't tell legislation because they had a big victory, and he did change the world. and you know they found people, this gentleman that you see in the slide over the president shoulder, i think he was an admiral in the navy, very high up in the u.s. navy. i think he became an advocate for getting rid of don't ask, don't tell. the same thing with a tea party. they started out as less taxes and they could extrapolate from there. but they have a message, and

u.s. chamber of commerce. now listen, that's quite a group. when you've got unions and aou you've got the employers and the u.s. chamber c of commerce which is negative on so many thingspoe unfortunately, positive on this, that is a good matchup. so i as canada's consent thee letters for the transportation mobility placed in the record pace of this extension will save jobs not only in the short termv but it gives certainty to the states, madame president to beur we know the nation's highways, bridges and transit system need to be in good repair. thi i can say thiss. with the indus construction industry still in a for them hewnturn, it's tough for them t because of the housing crisis the h construction work is few d far between and we have a very high unemployment rate in the construction industry. this extension is important and has the certainty it will savei. hundreds of thousands of jobs and improve our infrastructure p and provide the foundation that we need for the solid recovery. an that up. madam president, the last topic i want to talk

u.s. chamber of commerce. now, i would assume that some big operations don't like the fact that small ones are going to be exempt. they're only exempt from a couple of the provisions which senator tester and the senate members -- and some of these small operations are limited in their income and, therefore, might be too burdensome for them. republicans suggested we should have gone to conference. if we had gone to conference only one senator could object and no conferees would be appointed by the senate. so the burden that we're being asked to achieve is something we could not achieve in the short time available to us. let us not let this opportunity go by. we must adopt this legislation. if there are efforts to change it later on, fine, but this is an important bill. it's been worked on for years. it had strong bipartisan support in the house. it had overwhelming bipartisan support in the senate, and i want to clarify the record to point out that almost all the groups, the consumer groups and the industry grou

of consumer protection provisions in there. and edi did support it. so did the u.s. cap. most unions supported the bill while the u.s. chamber of commerce u.s. chamber of commerce, the national association of manufacturers, the american petroleum institute and a whole bunch of conservative organizations, and this is setting up were you guys are going with this class, i get that, opposed it. and interestingly there was a newly formed evangelical group in favor, you usually think of the evangelical group has a very conservative group, particularly on social policy but they have a newly energized group. i met with in a number of times and this was sort of unfolding that has convinced that society is hurting the earth, and it's their duty as evangelicals to do what they can to overcome that. said they were actively engaged in the subject. and the administration was very actively involved. the bill was a kitchen sink kind of bill. it had carbon legislation in it. it had a requirement, utility procurer 20% of the energy they use by 2020 from renewables. but it did have a comprehensive cap-and-trade provision that by 2050 would reduce the nation's o

u.s. chamber of commerce, you can go ahead on television, the radio, spend as much money as you want and raiseom as many people as you want or as many corporate treasurers, union treasuries, and try to tear down or promote any political candidate who is running in the federal election, state election, or local election. again, you cannot just go ahead and give the money directly to a politician. as we have seen, we saw hundreds of millions of dollars just in this election cycle alone to absent the presidential election, with these outside organizations be it a corporation or, in most cases, organizations never trade unions, trade associations, non- profit organizations, taking in this money. you did not know who the source of the donor was and still do not. if your house you can make the communication, promote this candid, tear a candid it down, promote or tear down a candidate. host: we showed some of the poorest members of the senate. senator record is it worth about $660,000. one of our twitter followers says, "forced member of the senate with $600,000? where does that put them with respect

u.s. chamber of commerce. the chamber has done remarkably well. they have won 13 out of 18 cases in which they filed briefs recently. this is not a surprise. both justice roberts and justice alito worked for the commerce when they were advocates. they promoted anonymity. the business decisions were more often than not unanimous. most of them were decided in a pro-business direction. the spread-business conservatives are very much at odds with the libertarian and the tea party people. they saw the failure of the banks as an existential threat. they are willing to use doctrines like federal pre- emption, which are doctrines that provide international rules to support state rights. we see clashes between the pro- business conservatives and the tea party people in the next congress over questions like farm subsidies and we will also see that clashed working itself out on the supreme court when it hears the health care cases, perhaps as early as next year. we were talking about whether the court will strike down health care. we are not often that about

u.s. chamber of commerce is supporting this legislation because they know we cannot afford a tax hike. the national association of manufacturers is supporting this legislation. economists across the spectrum from the far left to the far right are supporting this legislation and so should the members of this house. by no means is this bill perfect. for example, i think we should have paid for the extension of unemployment insurance. and frankly, we will. i'm committed to producing legislation next year to recamp and pay for the federal unemployment benefits our nation provides. we should not have to choose between adding to the deficit and providing this important help. but we cannot allow that single concern to hold this bill up. time has run out. this is our only chance and the harm to our economy and the hit families would suffer is far too great a risk. let's be clear. this bill is about taxes. long standing tax policy for that matter. and preventing a tax hike. it isn't about spending. nearly 90% of this bill is tax policy and that policy is aimed at preventing a tax hike for famili

u.s. chamber of commerce are energetically in favor of the same bill, that's a pretty good day and probably a pretty good thing to do. this bill helps u.s. businesses, are reduces their costs with tariff are reductions on things they need that aren't made here in the united states. each one of these tariff reductions have been carefully vetted they've been on the website, anybody can see them, it's been a transparent process and it is good that we're able to get it done before we leave the congress at this time. it will create billions of dollars of economic activity and help kick start the creation of jobs this bill also helps drugging economies around the world, the andes, the caribbean and others, by keeping our trade programs in place and stable for the next 18 months. we can't let these programs lapse. they're too important to americans, but also to our good partners worldwide with whom we want economic development, with whom we do better for they're doing better, and these programs are helpful to them. to cut them off is to leave them with no place to sell the goods they're making. no

u.s. chamber of commerce. now, listen, that's quite a group. hen you have got unions and you have got the employers and you have got the u.s. chamber of officers, which is negative on so many things, unfortunately, positive on this, that's a good matchup. so i ask unanimous consent that the letter from the americans for transportation mobility be placed in the record. so this extension will save jobs not only in the short term, but it gives -- really gives certainty to our states, madam president. we know our nation's highways, bridges and transit systems need to be in good repair. i can say this. with the construction industry still in a downturn, it's tough for them because of the housing crisis. construction work is few and foor between and we have a very high unemployment rate in the construction industry. this extension is important. it gives the certainty. it will save hundreds of thousands of jobs. it will improve our infrastructure and provide that foundation that we need for a solid recovery. and so i look forward to taking that up. and

u.s. chamber of commerce. the chamber has done remarkably well. they have won 13 out of 18 cases in which they filed briefs recently. this is not a surprise. both justice roberts and justice alito worked for the commerce when they were advocates. they promoted anonymity. the business decisions were more often than not unanimous. most of them were decided in a pro-business direction. the spread-business conservatives are very much at odds with the libertarian and the tea party people. they saw the failure of the banks as an existential threat. they are willing to use doctrines like federal pre- emption, which are doctrines that prode international rules to support state rights. we see clashes between the pro- business conservatives and the tea party people in the next congress over questions like farm subsidies and we will also see that clashed working itself out on the supreme court when it hears the health care cases, perhaps as early as next year. we were talking about whether the court will strike down health care. we are not often that about th

u.s. chamber of commerce, you can go ahead on television, the radio, spend as much money as you want and raise this from as many people as you want or as many corporate treasurers, union treasuries, and try to tear down or promote any political candidate who is running in the federal election, state election, or local election. again, you cannot just go ahead and give the money directly to a politician. as we have seen, we saw hundreds of millions of dollars just in this election cycle alone to absent the presidential election, with these outside organizations be it a corporation or, in most cases, organizations never trade unions, trade associations, non- profit organizations, taking in this money. you did not know who the source of the donor was and still do not. if your house you can make the communication, promote this candid, tear a candid it down, promote or tear down a candidate. host: we showed some of the poorest members of the senate. senator record is it worth about $660,000. one of our twitter followers says, "forced member of the senate with $600,000? where does that put them with

u.s. chamber of commerce, the american association of port authorities, the american public works association and the national association of flood and stormwater management agencies. finally, i want to note as well, that the father of this father particular section of the water resources development act is our colleague, brian baird, who has retired and finishing out his last term in congress. and certainly owe a debt of gratitude to our colleague, mr. baird, for bringing this issue up in the first place back in 1998, 1999 and 2000 and getting it in wrda of 2000. we now need to re-authorize it for five years and move this bill forward. i ask my colleagues to support it. thank you and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from florida is recognized. mr. diaz-balart: thank you, madam speaker. at this time i'd yield back the remaining part of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentlewoman from texas is recognized. ms. johnson: thank you very much, madam speaker. i have no further

u.s. chamber of commerce, you can go ahead on television, the radio, spend as much money as you want and raise this from as many people as you want or as many corporate treasurers, union treasuries, and try to tear down or promote any political candidate who is running in the federal election, state election, or local election. again, you cannot just go ahead and give the money directly to a politician. as we have seen, we saw hundreds of millions of dollars just in this election cycle alone to absent the presidential election, with these outside organizations be it a corporation or, in most cases, organizations never trade unions, trade associations, non- profit organizations, taking in this money. you did not know who the source of the donor was and still do not. if your house you can make the communication, promote this candid, tear a candid it down, promote or tear down a candidate. host: we showed some of the poorest members of the senate. senator record is it worth about $660,000. one of our twitter followers says, "forced member of the senate with $600,000? where does that put them with

u.s. chamber of commerce that oppose the use of these pay-for provisions. i yield back.peaker pro tempore: members and staff are please reminded to remove their conversations from the floor. the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. mr. pallone: i yield one minute to the speaker of the house who has done so much to make this bill possible. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. the speaker: i thank the gentleman for yielding and i rise to briefly congratulate and thank the members of the new york delegation and others who helped bring this legislation to the floor in a strong bipartisan way. congresswoman maloney, congressman nadler, congressman king, thank you, we thank you for giving us the opportunity to say thank you in a real way to our first responders, to our firefighters, to those who rushed in without question to rescue their fellow americans and people from all over the country, as a matter of fact. there's an ex hill ration that you see in the chamber and that's why you have to keep telling us to take our conversations right outside the roo

u.s. chamber of commerce on tuesday that house republicans are willing to work with president obama on trade issues. he also expressed hope that congress will move forward on free trade agreements with south korea, colombia, and at a moderate congressman brady is -- and had a moderate congressman brady is the ranking member on the ways and means subcommittee on trade. this was arrested by the chamber of commerce -- posted by the chamber of commerce in washington, d.c. >> my name is john murphy. i am not as chairman of international affairs at the chamber. -- vice chairman of international affairs at the chamber. it is a particular pleasure to welcome congressman brady to the chamber, given his strong belief in free enterprise on the hill. he is the senior republican on the joint economic committee, deputy whip on the leadership team, ranking member, and a pretty safe bet that he will be chairman of the subcommittee when the congress convenes in january. many of us in the trade committee member with respect and gratitude his tireless work as the white house's point man on the campaign for con

u.s. chamber of commerce. now, listen, that's quite a group. when you have got unions and you have got the employers and you have got the u.s. chamber of officers, which is negative on so many things, unfortunately, positive on this, that's a good matchup. so i ask unanimous consent that the letter from the americans for transportation mobility be placed in the record. so this extension will save jobs not only in the short term, but it gives -- really gives certainty to our states, madam president. we know our nation's highways, bridges and transit systems need to be in good repair. i can say this. with the construction industry still in a downturn, it's tough for them because of the housing crisis. construction work is few and foor between and we have a very high unemployment rate in the construction industry. this extension is important. it gives the certainty. it will save hundreds of thousands of jobs. it will improve our infrastructure and provide that foundation that we need for a solid recovery. and so i look forward to taking that up. an

chamber of commerce filed a complaint with the department of transportation. they say federal funding for the $40 billion project is going to an old boys' network of big construction firms, many outside the u.sa rail department spokeswoman disagreed. the complaint asks the federal government to halt funding while it investigates. >> doctors at ucsf medical center are keeping close watch on a toddler. he's reportedly unable to breathe on his own and clinging to life after falling into a hotel fountain. amy holyfield reports. >> police say the family was taking pictures in the lobby of san francisco's hyatt hotel when the mother realized her 18-month-old son had disappeared. >> the woman started screaming and all the employees were excellent. every employee were looking for them and one was looking under a christmas tree and the clothing caught his eye. >> the boy was floating in the hotel fountain. in here this video posted on youtube.com. the fountain is near the chris tree. he had been holding the boy's twin sister. the boy was on foot. >> they were right in the area. but there's trees beautifully decorated, there's people and she has twins. >> the decorations are certainly a draw at this h

chamber of commerce has filed a complaint with the department of transportation. they say federal funding for the $40 billion project is going toon old boys network of big construction firms, many outside the u.spartment spokes woman disagrees. the complaint asks the federal government to halt funding while they investigate. >> the fas trak program is making changes to safeguard privacy. drivers have to provide lots of personal information like credit card numbers, phone numbers and e-mail. a new state law that takes effect january 1st requires transportation officials to destroy that information if the account is inactive four and a half years. it also tightens security to protect the information from hackers. the same safeguards will be used for the clipper regional fare payment cards. >> a santa rosa elementary school is rethinking its holiday activities after a near disaster in the classroom. a classroom volunteer was working on a candle-making project when it caught fire. the third grade students were away for an assembly. one was melting wax on a hot plate when it apparently overheated. >> the fire department was recommending that a candle-making project at an elementary school might not

chamber of commerce. business tax extenders tend to have a lot of bipartisan support. it is similar to but not very. if you really wanted to address the u.s. economy and get back to potential you do more in the direct spending side than the supply side in businesses. host: andrew fieldhouse is our guest. paul on the democrats' line. caller: i am glad to see the tax cuts. i believe -- i never got a job offer from a poor people so tax cuts for the wealthy is good. bill gates, i believe, did not sleep all day. people are mad about the tax cuts for the wealthy. i think they gave society and lots. my other question is, the question is, on the unemployment extension -- i worked construction all of my life, is this for hard-hit states or for every state in the union? there was an article in local paper that this is not for everybody, for the unemployment extensions. can you comment on that? guest:sure -- what is continued is emergency unemployment compensation program. a program that has gone over time, as recessions have gotten worse. under the recovery act we created four tiers of unemployment compensation of the federal level because long-ter

u.s. fdi into india. indeed, according to mr. hormats, it is the second fastest growing fdi into the united states. between -- according to a study which was done for the federation of chambers of commerce and industry, indian direct investment into the united states has been between 2004 and 2009 has been in the region of $25 billion over $5.5 billion in the greenfield ventures and $20 billion in mergers and acquisitions. now, this latter figure of $20 billion of mergers and acquisitions doesn't show in u.s. did it because that reflects the greenfield investment. but it shows that there is very significant investment for india, coming into the united states. and this is across a very diverse range of areas, including manufacturing, such as pharmaceuticals, automotive, and including information technology. so it's across a very biotechnology. is across a very broad range of site varies. and it is hoping to provide shared prosperity and to stimulate employment in the united states. and i think that is the important thing about the india u.s. relationship, that it is not exposing mutual vulnerabilities, but that it is building towards shared prosperity in both countries. and this aspect o

u.s. workers for three years. repatriating jobs from overseas back into the united states. it isn't radical. it's basic. now, there are a lot of folks that defend this loophole that i'm trying to close: the chamber of commerce, national association of manufacturers, they oppose this. the republican leaders have spoken out in the past against it, but i think these two brilliant leaders from tennessee on the floor are not going to join that group. they are going to stand by their workers and companies in tennessee, i'm just sure of it, when i make this unanimous consent request. so i hope that they will join me in this effort. with this measure, we can literally bring to the floor of the united states senate a measure which will help save american jobs and create american jobs. we can debate it and get it over for a final vote in a matter of hours, and we could still have the negotiations going on about taxes. we can walk and chew gum in the united states senate. we can do more than one thing at a time. we should not be victims of an ultimatum that says you will either do the tax cuts and funding the government or else. and so i'm going to make this unanimous consent request, that the finance committee be dis

u.s. fdi into india. indeed, according to mr. hormats, it is the second fastest growing fdi into the united states. between -- according to a study which was done for the federation of chambers of commerce and industry, indian direct investment into the united states has been between 2004 and 2009 has been in the region of $25 billion over $5.5 billion in the greenfield ventures and $20 billion in mergers and acquisitions. now, this latter figure of $20 billion of mergers and acquisitions doesn't show in u.s. did it because that reflects the greenfield investment. but it shows that there is very significant investment for india, coming into the united states. and this is across a very diverse range of areas, including manufacturing, such as pharmaceuticals, automotive, and including information technology. so it's across a very biotechnology. is across a very broad range of site varies. and it is hoping to provide shared prosperity and to stimulate employment in the united states. and i think that is the important thing about the india u.s. relationship, that it is not exposing mutual vulnerabilities, but that it is building towards shared prosperity in both countries. and this aspect o