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During a House Appropriations Committee markup meeting held before the Congressional recess, Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL) spoke about changes in foreign policy.
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00:00A gentlelady from Connecticut, a ranking member of the committee, Ms. DeLauro, is recognized for an amendment.
00:06Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have an amendment at the desk, and I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with.
00:13Without objection, the reading of the amendment is dispensed with. The gentlelady is recognized for remarks on her amendment.
00:19I rise to offer this amendment because U.S.-based organizations stand to lose nearly $30 billion from cuts to international assistance, contracts, and programs.
00:29And nearly 20,000 American jobs have been lost as of June, affecting 46 states, and that's according to the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition.
00:40Americans are in a cost-of-living crisis, and these job losses are only the beginning of the impact that the near-complete withdrawal of American foreign aid will have on farmers, contractors, small businesses, and communities in all of our states.
00:57In 2024, more than $1 billion of USAID funding went to small businesses in the United States.
01:06Many of these businesses will suffer due to cuts to international aid.
01:10We already know that American-led international aid and development programs create major economic benefits at home.
01:18A 2022 Kansas State University study on the value of USAID agricultural research showed a return of more than $8.50 for every dollar invested.
01:32That is research that benefits American farmers and brings revenue to American ports and transportation companies.
01:39In my state of Connecticut, the University of Connecticut has received funding to examine alternative uses for low-value fish and improving the livelihoods of peanut farmers, both of which have commercial applications in our own country.
01:56A major Connecticut farm also fulfills direct orders for humanitarian food assistance.
02:01This is not a partisan issue.
02:04Republican and Democratic states alike benefit from USAID and international development funding.
02:11In my colleague's home state of Oklahoma, five major farmers have contracts to fulfill humanitarian food assistance.
02:18And Oklahoma State University is a leading collaborator with the USAID's Innovation Lab, which focuses on reducing post-harvest loss and improving pest management strategies that can benefit American farmers as well as those abroad.
02:36And in Florida, 23 farmers partner with USAID to strengthen agricultural systems and connect with new markets around the world.
02:44With the University of Florida hosting a $38 million USAID innovation lab for livestock systems.
02:54These systemic investments benefit American farmers, researchers, and communities.
02:59But they also lay the groundwork for future growth.
03:02As foreign countries develop economically, they become larger trading partners and provide more business opportunities for American companies.
03:10According to a comprehensive USAID study, a foreign aid impact on economic growth, U.S. goods exports, things we make here in the U.S.
03:20with American labor and products, go to too low and middle income countries that grew by 40 percent from 2008 to 2017.
03:32Driven by growth in East Asia and the Pacific, 62 percent, Latin America and the Caribbean, 50 percent, Sub-Saharan Africa, 23 percent, and Eastern and Central Asia, 20 percent.
03:46Even U.S. exports to USAID graduate companies, countries which have successfully built stronger economies as a result of aid and which no longer receive USAID assistance, have expanded.
04:00U.S. goods and services exports to 11 Europe and Eurasia graduates.
04:07That has increased substantially over the last few decades, from roughly $2 billion in 1995 to more than $10 billion in 2015.
04:19International aid and development funding is not just something we do out of the kindness of our hearts, though that's an important reason to do it.
04:28It benefits our economy now and in the long run, creates stronger trading partners that can buy more American goods and services.
04:35President Trump has taken a hatchet to these trading relationships and the current and future jobs that they support.
04:41We deserve to know exactly how far back these losses will put us.
04:46I am proud to propose this amendment, urge my colleagues to support it as well.
04:50Thank you, and I yield back.
04:53Thank you, gentlelady.
04:54The gentleman from Florida, Mr. Diaz-Balart, is recognized to respond to the amendment.
04:58Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.
05:00I rise in opposition to the amendment offered by the distinguished ranking member.
05:03While I agree with the ranking member that Americans should be, should be, need to be at the forefront of every foreign policy decision,
05:12this reporting requirement is simply just too burdensome.
05:15So, mandating a detailed analysis of domestic and economic impact of virtually every program change,
05:25places, obviously places, an excessive bureaucratic workload on the Secretary of State
05:29and diverts precious time and resources away from critical diplomatic efforts.
05:35And while, obviously, domestic economic interests are vital,
05:40they cannot be the sole, the sole overriding factor in decisions about program cancellations,
05:47especially when doing so may advance broader U.S. national security interests,
05:54such as reducing the debt, just to mention one.
05:57So, while the intent behind the amendment is clearly understandable,
06:01the implementation, unfortunately, will hamstring the administration's ability
06:05to do what the American people elected President Trump to do.
06:09So, accordingly, I respectfully urge my colleagues to oppose the amendment.
06:13And, Mr. Chairman, I yield back.
06:16Thank you, gentlemen.
06:17The gentlelady from Florida, Ms. Frankel, is recognized to address the amendment.
06:21I'm rising in support of the amendment.
06:23I want to recap.
06:25I'm going to recap.
06:26Mr. Donald Trump brought his then friend, it was his friend, Elon Musk, into town to reduce the deficit.
06:38And he thereby fired thousands of people with no rhyme or reason.
06:45They canceled all kinds of grants.
06:47But we know that was a joke.
06:49Why do we know that's a joke?
06:50Because within a short period of time, Mr. Donald Trump and the Republicans decided
06:58that instead of reducing the deficit, they were going to give tax breaks to the very, very wealthy
07:04and to big corporations.
07:05And they add about $4 plus trillion to the deficit.
07:09So then, Mr. Trump, no, Mr. Musk is no longer the friend of Mr. Trump.
07:15Now, he's his off friend.
07:19And he attacked Mr. Trump.
07:22I know it's crazy, isn't it?
07:24He attacked Mr. Trump for raising the deficit.
07:28But in the meantime, Mr. Musk had fired all these people.
07:32And what happened?
07:33It was chaos, folks.
07:37You know, I'm going to cry soon because this chaos is bad.
07:44But listen, what's happened is so many good people for no rhyme or reason who were public
07:50servants, they've been fired.
07:52Contracts are gone.
07:55People around the world are starving.
07:57People are not getting their medicine.
07:59We're losing our credibility.
08:01We're becoming the ugly Americans.
08:04So I'm supporting this amendment because I really think it's time for us to know what
08:08we're doing.
08:09And I yell back.
08:10Thanks, the gentlelady.
08:13Are there other members wishing to address the amendment?
08:18Seeing none, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute.
08:21Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
08:22I just would say, wouldn't it be interesting to have a report on knowing the domestic economic
08:29impact of a foreign aid cancellation?
08:32We might ultimately agree with all of that.
08:34But to not know what the effect of all of this is doing is really a little bit mindless.
08:40If you want to just keep your head in the sand, well, that's up to you.
08:43Let me close by reminding everyone that American people are demanding help with the cost of living.
08:47The issue that we hear about over and over again.
08:50The last thing the administration should do is cancel contracts for American farmers, contractors,
08:55drive up the cost of trade, close off future economic growth.
08:58We all deserve to know exactly how the Trump administration is hurting communities, undercutting
09:05American companies.
09:06That's what this amendment gives them, the knowledge.
09:08It's knowledge.
09:09It's good to have knowledge and details before you make a decision about where you want to
09:13go.
09:13Urge your support.
09:16Thank you, gentlelady.
09:17The gentlelady, or excuse me, the question is now in the amendment offered by the gentlelady
09:21from Connecticut.
09:22All those in favor say aye.
09:24Aye.
09:25All those opposed say no.
09:27No.
09:27Any opinion, Chair, the no's have it, and the amendment is not agreed to.
09:39Gentleman, or gentlelady from Connecticut, Ms. Delores, recognized for an amendment.
09:46Again, thank you, Mr. Chairman.
09:47I have an amendment at the desk, and I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment
09:52be dispensed with.
09:53Without objection, the reading of the amendment is dispensed with, and the gentlelady is recognized
09:58for remarks on her amendment.
10:00I rise to offer this amendment so that this body can understand the cost in dollars, in
10:07projects, and in influence, of President Trump's decision to dismantle our foreign aid, and
10:14our soft power.
10:16We know that we are in a competition for global leadership with China, which will seize every
10:21opportunity to fill the gaps that we leave behind.
10:24Just a recent example, barely a week after the U.S. canceled two projects in Cambodia, one to
10:30encourage child literacy, and another to improve nutrition for children under five, China's
10:37international aid agency announced funding for programs to achieve near-identical goals.
10:44Both the American and Chinese programs provided school supplies, offered hand-washing materials,
10:51and aimed to improve outcomes for vulnerable families and households, including newborns and
10:57children with disabilities.
10:59My amendment would require a report that reveals the extent of situations like this, where China
11:06is expanding its power and influence in critical regions, countries, and sectors where America
11:13previously had deep and productive relationships before they were uprooted by President Trump.
11:20The chaos of President Trump's foreign aid freeze has been a gift to China.
11:25Mere months after USID launched a strategic mission in the Pacific, bringing together nine sovereign
11:32nations—Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, and the Marshall Islands, the Federated
11:39States of Micronesia, and Palau—to combat China's expanding influence.
11:45The drawdown of USAID personnel and the foreign assistance freeze has now given Beijing a free
11:52hand to operate in this crucial region.
11:56China has been significantly escalating its commercial and development activities for years,
12:01putting itself in a position to capitalize on any vacuum the United States leaves behind.
12:06To pick just one more example, over 40 Chinese state-owned enterprises currently operate in
12:12the country of Papua New Guinea, with more than 1,800 foreign companies controlled by Chinese
12:19nationals or entities, as the U.S. draws down its presence in the region.
12:25This is not just a competition in the Pacific.
12:28China's ambitions are global, as their Belt and Road Initiative demonstrates, and they
12:32are making significant headway in Africa.
12:35While African leaders and citizens still prefer engagement with the United States over China,
12:40recent gaps in American engagement are leading even American allies to reassess their partnerships
12:46with us.
12:47After USAID was withdrawn to Mozambique, China quickly offered to build a surgical center at
12:54Maputo Central Hospital, the largest health unit in the country, and a highway in the capital
13:01region.
13:03Compare the Trump administration's about-face on international development partnerships with
13:08China's 2024 announcement of $51 billion in new foreign aid to Africa targeting infrastructure
13:18projects and massive job creation.
13:21Who appears to be the more stable, more productive partner now?
13:25And while the effects of losing these programs may be felt first abroad, the losses are ultimately
13:30felt at home.
13:31American-based organizations and companies will lose nearly $30 billion due to foreign aid cuts
13:39and canceled international assistance contracts, such as Celene LLC, an information technology
13:47company that lost over $100 million in contracts from USAID, and nearly 20,000 jobs have already
13:55been lost.
13:56The American people deserve to know what they are losing.
13:59They deserve to know how completely the Trump administration is paving the way for China's
14:04rise to global dominance.
14:06That is what this amendment would give them.
14:08Proud to propose the amendment, and I urge my colleagues to support it as well.
14:13Thank you, and I yield back.
14:15I thank the gentlelady, the gentleman from Florida, Mr. Diaz-Billard, is recognized to respond
14:21to the amendment.
14:22Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
14:23I rise in opposition to the amendment by the Distinguished Ranking Member.
14:28First of all, I want to reiterate that a key priority in this bill is providing the funding
14:35and the related directives necessary to counter the malign influence of the People's Republic
14:40of China and the Chinese Communist Party.
14:45Our memories sometimes here can be short, but I recall during the debate in fiscal year
14:4924 that the ranking member actually criticized these same counter-China provisions for allegedly
14:57somehow jeopardizing the United States national security.
15:00I have here the press release criticizing.
15:06Criticizing the prohibition of funds for the Wuhan Institute of Virology for gain-of-function
15:09research and any lab controlled by China, Russia, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, and Venezuela.
15:18We were also criticized then, in writing, because we prohibited funding for the government of
15:24the People's Republic of China, or the Chinese Communist Party.
15:28And yes, and for preventing lending through the international financial institutions to
15:32the People's Republic of China.
15:35Now, I'm grateful and I'm glad that it looks like that attitude might be changing.
15:41Because now I hear concern that we may not be doing enough to confront the PRC, despite
15:48being criticized for doing too much.
15:53In fact, despite the top-line cuts, the bill designates $1.8 billion in support for the Indo-Pacific
15:59strategy.
16:00It prohibits funding to the PRC or the CCP.
16:02It provides funds to support critical allies and partners like the Philippines and Taiwan.
16:07It supports funding above the request for the Pacific Island countries and includes support
16:12necessary for the United States to compete with the PRC in Southeast Asia and Western
16:17Hemisphere and elsewhere as required by our national interests.
16:21More broadly, in my judgment, Secretary Rubio's realignment of the United States foreign assistance
16:26with our national security interests was long overdue.
16:30Again, it's worth repeating that the previous administration was funding controversial, wasteful
16:35programs, and even programs that were harmful to U.S. national security interests.
16:42And I put provisions in this bill, we put provisions in this bill to address these disgraceful
16:47activities and to try to reassure taxpayers that their money would be spent to defend our
16:53national security interests.
16:55Will there be hiccups and vigorous debate in the process of realigning and streamlining
16:59of foreign assistance?
17:00Absolutely.
17:02But change had to happen.
17:05And I'm going to work with each and every one of you and every member of this committee
17:09to help ensure that the United States foreign assistance programs enhance American security,
17:14expand economic opportunities that benefit American workers, American workers, strengthen
17:19allies, and confront the malign, dangerous influence of the PRC and other strategic competitors.
17:27So therefore, I urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment.
17:31Mr. Chairman, thank you and I yield back.
17:33Thank the gentleman.
17:35The gentlelady from Florida is recognized to address the amendment.
17:39I don't know whether we're agreeing to disagree or disagreeing to agree because I think everybody
17:44in this room understands that we do not want China to take over the world and take over
17:52the voids that we are leaving.
17:55So I'm rising in strong support of ranking member Dolores' amendment which calls for a
18:00much-needed report from the Secretary of State on how recent changes to US foreign policy are
18:06opening the door for China to expand its global influence at the direct expense of American interest.
18:14And after, you know, after I've been listening to all this, I now understand why my six-year-old
18:21grandson is actually learning Mandarin in first grade, first grade.
18:29And let's be blunt.
18:30When the United States retreats from the world stage, we create a vacuum.
18:34That's what we've been doing since Mr. Trump came back into office.
18:39And the People's Republic of China is more than eager to fill it.
18:44They're not just filling gaps.
18:46They're executing a calculated long-term strategy to replace US leadership with an authoritarian
18:53model and they're doing it on every front, economic, political, diplomatic, technological,
19:00and military.
19:01And I'm going to break it down economically through its belt and road initiative.
19:05China has spent over a trillion dollars funding infrastructure, roads, ports, railways, power
19:11plants in more than 140 countries.
19:14These projects come with opaque terms.
19:17And when nations can't repay, China demands strategic concessions like long-term port leases or control
19:23of natural resources that's debt-trapped diplomacy, plain and simple.
19:29Politically, China is buying influence at the United Nations, building voter blocks, voting
19:34blocks that align with its views on Taiwan and Hong Kong and human rights.
19:40And on the information front, as the voice of America goes dark in places like Miramar, Vietnam,
19:46and now even Ukraine, China is flooding the airwaves with state-run media adding over 80 new frequencies
19:53in just the past few months.
19:55Their message, autocracy works.
19:58Technologically, China offers cheap 5G infrastructure, embedding surveillance and cyber vulnerabilities
20:04in our allied nations.
20:08And via the digital world, they export facial recognition, AR surveillance, and censorship tools
20:14to fragile democracies.
20:16They also dominate the supply chain for rare earth minerals, which are essential for everything
20:21from smart phones to military equipment to renewable energy and militarily China expanding
20:28its footprint all over the place in terms of global health.
20:33They distribute vaccines and supplies around the world, not always safe or effectively, but
20:39strategically to win loyalty.
20:43And now, as the United States slashes programs, China is stepping in with alternatives that
20:49are opaque, that are authoritarian-aligned in the midst of human rights and civil society,
20:54and the very pillars of our model of development.
20:57This is not about development assistance.
20:59This is a high-stakes contest between democracy and autocracy, between openness and coercion, between
21:06partnership and control.
21:08I'm going to give you, if I have time, one example.
21:12In Cambodia, the United States recently canceled two foreign aid programs, one focused on child
21:18literacy, the other on nutrition.
21:19And within days, within days, China's aid agency announced it would fund nearly the identical
21:27projects.
21:28That's not generosity.
21:29That is strategic replacement.
21:32And when we pull back our support from institutions like the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, the International
21:38Fund for Agriculture Development, China is increasing its stakes, steering development to serve its
21:43own political and economic agenda.
21:45And it is critical, and it is critical that the United States stay at the table with our
21:50resources, our values, and our leadership to influence critical decisions like where resources
21:56should go.
21:57Because when we're not at the table, China is.
22:00And this amendment demands a clear-eyed assessment.
22:04We cannot fix what we refuse to face.
22:06And if we don't act now, we're ceding generations, ground for generations.
22:11I guess my grandson is going to need to know that Mandarin language, but I hope it's for
22:15better purposes.
22:16And let's do our job.
22:18Let's shine the light.
22:19And I urge my colleagues to support this amendment.
22:26Thank the gentlelady.
22:27The gentleman from Hawaii, Mr. Case, is recognized to address the amendment.
22:34Thank you, Mr. Chair.
22:35I rise in strong support of the ranking member's amendment.
22:40You know, we're all fond of catchy names for our bills.
22:45And I believe that despite the chair's impassioned defense of his measure, and with some laudable
22:52exceptions which the chair outlined and for which he deserves credit, this bill is on track
22:58to be named the Gift to the Chinese Communist Party Act.
23:03Because that is certainly how the CCP views this version of the bill.
23:09And let's just focus on some specific areas as microcosms, microcosms of where this bill
23:15fails are national security.
23:17Yes, this is a national security bill in my part of the world, the Indo-Pacific, and more
23:22specifically the Pacific Islands, where the PRC seeks to split our alliances, partnerships,
23:29and friendships, to cast our country as the most unreliable of partners, and to figuratively
23:36and literally outflank our national security.
23:41Let's take some examples.
23:42Pacific Island leaders themselves cite climate change and the results of climate change as
23:48their top threat.
23:49We can argue all we want about it.
23:51That's what they think their top threat is.
23:54And under this and other measures, anything that even recognizes climate-related challenges
23:59is verboten.
24:01Well, the PRC just announced an expansion of assistance with mitigating climate change to
24:07the Pacific Islands.
24:09Pacific Island leaders cite digital connectivity, so internet access, cybersecurity, things we
24:15take for granted as one of their top economic challenges.
24:19But this administration and this bill halt USAID funding of submarine cable projects and
24:26other connectivity efforts, while the PRC is stepping up its Huawei and fiber optic and
24:32other interconnectivity offerings.
24:36USAID offered Pacific Island nations critical assistance in disaster preparedness, another
24:42key challenge, especially in low-lying countries.
24:46But that assistance has been halted.
24:48Well, the PRC just established the China Pacific Island Country Center for Disaster Risk Reduction
24:55and Cooperation and funded it.
24:58USAID offered the Pacific Island nations small local development assistance, which is what
25:03they need, another Pacific Islands priority.
25:07That has been halted.
25:08But the PRC just announced 200 small and beautiful economic development efforts throughout the Pacific
25:14Islands.
25:16In fact, in a whole range of other Pacific Island priorities, humanitarian assistance, good
25:21government, biodiversity, conservation, HIV, AIDS, electrification, infrastructure, the U.S.
25:30is stepping out and the PRC is stepping in.
25:33And this is all before we confront the real-world results of one of this administration's and majority's
25:39great vendettas because it cannot be now characterizes anything else than that against the United
25:46Nations.
25:47With so many programs critical to the Pacific Islands, but let's just take one, UNESCO, which
25:53promotes international cooperation in education, science, culture, and communications worldwide.
25:59When the first Trump administration pulled out of UNESCO, as it appears poised to do again,
26:05the PRC was left to run UNESCO and the show to dictate to the Pacific Islands and to the
26:11world what the norms of education, culture, science, and cultural interchange would be.
26:20And that that is not a show that the Pacific Islands nor any other nations can sustain.
26:28In fact, if you take a look at the Indo-Pacific and the Pacific Islands overall and even worldwide,
26:34it is actually the ultimate irony and tragedy that we built the United Nations to counter
26:41countries like the PRC.
26:43And now we're abandoning it in this bill and otherwise to countries like the PRC.
26:50The bottom line is very clear and stark, whether you want to take the Pacific Islands or anywhere
26:54else, as we walk out, the PRC walks in.
26:58And that is not a result any subcommittee that renamed itself the National Security Subcommittee
27:04should sanction.
27:07But let's not debate this endlessly or deny that.
27:11Let's systematically evaluate it across the board.
27:15Because that's what this amendment asks us to do.
27:17It asks the Secretary of State to report back to this committee what the results of the
27:24administration's policies and priorities are on the advancement of the PRC's interest
27:30in the world.
27:31Pretty straightforward, part of our oversight.
27:34And unless you are afraid of the answer to that, or unless you believe that the Secretary
27:39of State is not omnipotent in that department, we should have that report.
27:44I urge adoption of the amendment.
27:46Thank the gentleman, the gentlelady from Ohio, Ms. Kaptor, is recognized to address the amendment.
27:54Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
27:55And I thank Congresswoman DeLauro, our ranking member, for offering this amendment, whose purpose
28:02is to take 180 days to have the administration take a look at tracking Chinese efforts to expand
28:11its global influence on every level, politically, technologically, economically, and militarily.
28:21I think 180 days is a reasonable amount of time for the administration to report back
28:25to us.
28:26That's all we're asking for.
28:27And it's clear what Communist China is doing in the developing world and the developed world
28:34already.
28:35She's expanding their Belt and Road Initiative.
28:38And isn't that an interesting phrase, Belt and Road?
28:43Think about it.
28:45And it's stadium diplomacy.
28:48They're investing untold tens of billions of dollars because the Chinese economy essentially
28:55makes more than the world needs and then strategically dumps.
28:59Whether it's steel, whether it's automotive, I mean, you take it, whether it's critical minerals,
29:03and they begin to gain greater and greater control.
29:08Their interest is not being done out of the goodness of their heart, but they obviously have
29:14strategic interests in this hemisphere, but also in Asia, Africa, Latin America.
29:21And they're voting with some of the worst tyrannies in the world.
29:25So they seek to increase their influence so that foreign nations are more inclined to support
29:33them.
29:34Whether that impacts us in terms of trade disputes, look at the trouble the president's
29:39having with them right now.
29:41Access to critical minerals, very important.
29:44Access to space.
29:47Even deep sea mining or big balloons that fly over our country.
29:52We have to recognize we're living in a different moment.
29:55We've also seen this whole Chinese initiative play out at the United Nations and in other
30:04forums where they never vote on Liberty's side.
30:08Freedom is not something on their mind.
30:10Because the economy is growing, and they have a vast population four times larger or more
30:16than our own.
30:18And their technological lead is breathtaking.
30:22One of the most recent cars they've actually manufactured will go 1,900 miles with a battery
30:29that you can recharge in five minutes.
30:32Believe me, in my part of America where we manufacture, we hear that loud and clearly.
30:37They also have a real edge in artificial intelligence, I mentioned critical minerals, and also
30:45telecommunications.
30:50Our country must maintain its global leadership in every form of diplomacy we can muster for
30:55Liberty's sake.
30:56Not for our own sake, but for the sake of the society in which we live.
31:01And we can use humanitarian and development assistance as a tool to advance our national security and
31:09our interests against China and other tyrannies.
31:13We need to be serious about that to continue to advance Liberty's cause in our foreign relations
31:19and our national security interests around the globe.
31:22I think a 180-day study is extremely reasonable.
31:26And I would think that the new Secretary of State would want to do that.
31:31We would welcome the administration's perspective on China and its activities globally.
31:36I ask for support of the amendment and congratulate the gentlelady for offering it.
31:40I yield back.
31:41Thank the gentlelady.
31:43Are there other members wishing to address the amendment?
31:46Seeing none, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute to close.
31:52I want to thank my colleagues for speaking up and at the core of this is, what are we afraid
31:58of?
31:59What are you afraid of with regard to a report?
32:02A report that just tells us where we are, where we have some difficulty.
32:10If you just put up the map and see where we were and now where we're not and who is there.
32:15Vacuums get filled and that is what China is, is doing.
32:19And the American people are demanding help with cost of living.
32:22It's an issue we hear about all over, all over and over again.
32:25But you have an administration with a war on food, on education, on health around the
32:30world and with major economic impacts at home.
32:34And we have given China more and more opportunities to replace us.
32:40And we need to ensure the benefits from future trade and economic investment.
32:46We're allowing it to flow to Beijing instead of to the United States.
32:50And wouldn't it be a very good idea for us to know where we might be able to move in a
32:55direction or step back or we're all right here, we're not all right there?
32:59What is wrong with a report?
33:01There's a fear factor here, which is unexplainable.
33:05If we do not understand, if we do not understand the extent of the damage that President Trump
33:12has done to America's global influence, we cannot hope to restore it.
33:18Again, I thank my colleagues.
33:19You have laid out the details of this amendment and wanting to have information.
33:29You can't close your eyes, put your head in the stand and say it's going to be all right.
33:33I urge support for the amendment and I yield back.
33:36Thank you, gentlelady.
33:38The question is now on the amendment offered by the gentlelady from Connecticut.
33:42All those in favor say aye.
33:44Aye.
33:45All those opposed say no.
33:46No.
33:47In the opinion of the chair, the no's have it.
33:50A roll call has been requested.
33:52A sufficient number of hands having been raised, the clerk will call the roll.
33:59Mr. Adderholt.
34:00Mr. Adderholt, no.
34:05Mr. Aguilar.
34:06Aye.
34:07Mr. Aguilar, aye.
34:08Mr. Alford.
34:09No.
34:10Mr. Alford, no.
34:11Mr. Amaday.
34:12Mr. Amaday, no.
34:14Mrs. Bice.
34:15No.
34:16Mrs. Bice.
34:17No.
34:18Mr. Bishop.
34:19Yes.
34:20Mr. Bishop, aye.
34:21Mr. Calvert.
34:22No.
34:23Mr. Calvert, no.
34:24Mr. Carter.
34:25No.
34:26Mr. Carter, no.
34:27Mr. Case.
34:28Aye.
34:29Mr. Case, aye.
34:30Mr. Siskamani.
34:32Mr. Kline.
34:33No.
34:34Mr. Kline.
34:35No.
34:36Mr. Kline, no.
34:37Mr. Cloud.
34:38No.
34:39Mr. Cloud, no.
34:40Mr. Clyburn.
34:41Aye.
34:42Mr. Clyburn, aye.
34:43Mr. Clyde.
34:44Aye.
34:45Mr. Clyde, no.
34:46Mr. Cole.
34:47No.
34:48Mr. Cole, no.
34:49Mr. Cuellar.
34:50Aye.
34:51Mr. Cuellar, aye.
34:52Ms. Dean.
34:53No.
34:54Ms. DeLauro.
34:55Aye.
34:56Ms. DeLauro, aye.
34:57Mr. Diaz-Balart.
34:58No.
34:59Mr. Diaz-Balart, no.
35:01Mr. Edwards.
35:02No.
35:03Mr. Elsey.
35:04No.
35:05Mr. Elsey, no.
35:06Mr. Elsey.
35:07No.
35:08Ms. Escobar.
35:09Aye.
35:10Ms. Escobar, aye.
35:11Mr. Espayat.
35:12Aye.
35:13Mr. Espayat, aye.
35:14Mr. Fleischman.
35:15Ms. Frankel.
35:16Aye.
35:17Ms. Frankel, aye.
35:19Mr. Franklin.
35:20Mr. Franklin, no.
35:21Mr. Franklin, no.
35:23Mr. Gonzalez.
35:24Mr. Guest.
35:25No.
35:26Mr. Guest.
35:27Mr. Guest, no.
35:28Mr. Guest, no.
35:29Mr. Harder.
35:30Yes.
35:31Mr. Harder, aye.
35:34Dr. Harris.
35:35Dr. Harris.
35:36No.
35:37Dr. Harris, no.
35:38Mrs. Henson.
35:39Aye.
35:40Mrs. Henson, no.
35:41Mr. Hoyer.
35:42Aye.
35:43Mr. Hoyer, aye.
35:44Mr. Ivey.
35:45Aye.
35:46Mr. Ivey, aye.
35:47Mr. Joyce.
35:48No.
35:49Mr. Joyce, no.
35:51Ms. Kapter.
35:52Aye.
35:53Ms. Kapter, aye.
35:54Mr. Lalota.
35:55No.
35:56Mr. Lalota, no.
35:57Ms. Lee.
35:58Ms. Letlow.
36:00Ms. Letlow.
36:01Aye.
36:02Mr. Levin.
36:03Mr. Levin.
36:04Aye.
36:05Mr. Levin.
36:06Aye.
36:07Ms. Malloy.
36:08No.
36:09Ms. Malloy.
36:10No.
36:11Ms. McCullum.
36:12Aye.
36:13Ms. McCullum, aye.
36:14Ms. Ming.
36:15Aye.
36:16Ms. Ming, aye.
36:17Mr. Molinar.
36:18No.
36:19Mr. Molinar, no.
36:20Mr. Moore.
36:21No.
36:22Mr. Moore.
36:23No.
36:24Mr. Morelli.
36:25Aye.
36:26Mr. Mervann.
36:27Aye.
36:28Mr. Mervan, aye.
36:29Newhouse? No. Ms. Perez? Aye. Ms. Perez? Aye. Ms. Pingree? Aye. Ms. Pingree? Aye. Mr. Pocan? Aye. Mr. Pocan? Aye. Mr. Pocan? Aye. Mr. Quigley? Aye. Mr. Quigley? Aye. Mr. Reschenthaler? Aye. Mr. Rogers? No. Mr. Rogers? No. Mr. Rutherford? No. Mr. Rutherford? No. Mr. Simpson? No. Mr. Simpson? No. Mr. Strong? No. Mr. Strong? No. Mr. Strong? No. Mrs. Torres? Aye. Mrs. Torres? Aye. Mrs. Torres? Aye.
36:59Ms. Underwood?
37:00Aye.
37:01Ms. Underwood?
37:02Aye.
37:02Mr. Valadeo?
37:03No.
37:04Mr. Valadeo?
37:05No.
37:06Ms. Wasserman Schultz?
37:07Ms. Wasserman Schultz?
37:08Aye.
37:09Mrs. Watson Coleman?
37:10Yes.
37:11Mrs. Watson Coleman?
37:12Aye.
37:12Mr. Womack?
37:13No.
37:14Mr. Womack?
37:14No.
37:15Mr. Zinke?
37:17No.
37:17Mr. Zinke?
37:18No.
37:19Does any member wish to record their vote or change their vote?
37:23Gentleman from Tennessee.
37:25Yes, sir.
37:25Mr. Chairman, please record the vote.
37:27Mr. Fleischman?
37:28No.
37:28Gentleman from Arizona.
37:30No.
37:31Mr. Siskimani?
37:32No.
37:33Gentleman from North Carolina.
37:34Yes.
37:34Mr. Edwards?
37:35No.
37:36Gentleman from Pennsylvania.
37:37No.
37:38Mr. Reschenthaler?
37:39No.
37:39Gentleman from Nevada.
37:41Aye.
37:41Ms. Lee?
37:42Aye.
37:42Gentleman from Pennsylvania.
37:44Ms. Dean?
37:45Aye.
37:46Are there any others wishing to change or record your vote?
37:51Seeing none, the clerk will tally.
37:58No.
37:59No.
38:00No.
38:01No.
38:02No.
38:02No.
38:03No.
38:03No.
38:03No.
38:04No.
38:04No.
38:04No.
38:05No.
38:05No.
38:05No.
38:06No.
38:06No.
38:06No.
38:07No.
38:07No.
38:07No.
38:08No.
38:08No.
38:08No.
38:08No.
38:09No.
38:09No.
38:09No.
38:10No.
38:10No.
38:10No.
38:11No.
38:11No.
38:11No.
38:12No.
38:12No.
38:12No.
38:13No.
38:13No.
38:13No.
38:13No.
38:14General, gentleman from Texas, how's the gentleman recorded?
38:43Thank the gentleman.
38:44Mr. Gonzalez votes no.
38:46Are there others who have not recorded their votes or wish to change?
39:01On this vote, the ayes are 28, the nos are 34, the amendment is not adopted.
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