Dave Camp

Mr. CAMP

Mr. CAMP. I yield the gentleman an additional 30 seconds.

Mr. CAMP. I yield myself 15 seconds. I would just say that with regard to IPAB, the 15 unelected people appointed by the President, Congress can't simply reject the IPAB findings. Congress has to reject and find those savings somewhere else within the program, unlike the Base Closure Commission, which some Members have cited. And these are all people appointed by the President. So with that, I would yield 2 minutes to a distinguished member of the Ways and Means Committee, the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Paulsen).

Mr. CAMP. I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Pence). (Mr. PENCE asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. CAMP. Madam Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to a distinguished member of the Ways and Means Committee, the gentleman from Louisiana, Dr. Boustany.

Mr. CAMP. Madam Chairman, I yield myself the balance of my time. Nearly 70 percent of seniors are worried that IPAB will limit their Medicare choices and the coverage that's available to them under Medicare. I think this is the most troubling part of the health care law that the Democrats rammed through the Congress, and that is because this secret rationing board is given enormous power with no accountability. The 15 unelected board members of IPAB are free to cut reimbursement rates for certain procedures or for services that they deem unnecessary. They can cut those rates so low that physicians will no longer be able to offer those services. That's pretty clearly the ability to ration. We have had countless physician groups warn us about the IPAB. They're warning us that these cuts will force them to stop seeing Medicare patients, and the real problem is, because TRICARE reimbursement rates are tied directly to Medicare, that will have health care for our military personnel negatively impacted by the IPAB as well. The Democrats gave IPAB blanket authority to operate in secret. There is no requirement that their deliberations, their reasonings for their conclusions must be made public. Also, the health care bill states directly that IPAB, and I'm quoting here, ``may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or donations of services or property.'' That's not a very subtle invitation for lobbyists and others with interests in issues before the Congress to impact these unelected and unaccountable IPAB members with cash, with gifts, with other items. So not only do they have enormous power that if the Congress can't override automatically becomes law. But they have the ability to do it in secret, and the legislation states directly that they can accept gifts and donations. So this is a troubling piece of ObamaCare that we need to repeal, and I urge my members to vote for repeal of this. I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. CAMP. I yield the gentleman an additional 15 seconds.

Mr. CAMP. I yield the gentleman an additional 30 seconds.

Mr. CAMP. Madam Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to a distinguished member of the Ways and Means Committee, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Brady).

Mr. CAMP. Madam Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Dent).

Mr. CAMP

Mr. CAMP. Madam Speaker, I urge the passage of this legislation to ensure that we can continue to fight unfair subsidies from countries like China that violate the WTO, injure our industries, and cost U.S. jobs. This legislation reaffirms that our antisubsidy laws, or countervailing duty laws, apply to subsidies from China and other nonmarket countries, and it overturns an erroneous decision by the Federal circuit that the Department of Commerce does not have the authority to apply these countervailing duty rules to nonmarket economies. China distorts the free market by giving enormous subsidies to its producers and exporters, and our companies and our workers should not be expected to compete against the deep pockets of the Chinese Government. That is why it is vital that we preserve this important tool and ensure that current countervailing duty orders and investigations from nonmarket economies remain in place and that this important tool is available in the future. In addition, this legislation fully complies with our WTO obligations. China agreed to be subject to countervailing duty laws when it joined the WTO in 2001, and the WTO has reaffirmed our right to apply these laws to China. Failing to enact this legislation would mean that we're unilaterally giving away a right that allows us to protect American workers. This legislation also brings the United States into compliance with its obligations by requiring the Department of Commerce to make an adjustment when there is evidence of a double remedy. Finally, I am pleased that this legislation, which has already passed the Senate, is bipartisan and has administration support. For all of these reasons, we urgently need to pass this important legislation. I urge all of my colleagues to support this bipartisan bill. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. CAMP. I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished chairman of the Trade Subcommittee, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Brady).

Mr. CAMP. I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from California (Mr. Rohrabacher).

Mr. CAMP. I yield the gentleman an additional 15 seconds.

Mr. CAMP. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration.

Mr. CAMP. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. In summary, I'd like to say that an identical bill to this passed the Senate with unanimous consent. The ability of the U.S. to impose countervailing duties on nonmarket economies, specifically on China, was something China agreed to when it entered the WTO. There are massive subsidies that distort the free market and cost us jobs here in the United States. This is an important tool, as so many have said, as speakers today have said, for us to have to address unfair subsidies from China that hurt our U.S. workers. I think this is an important bill. It has bipartisan support, and I urge the passage of this legislation. I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. CAMP. I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished chairman of the Oversight Subcommittee, the gentleman from Louisiana, Dr. Boustany.

Mr. CAMP. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4105) to apply the countervailing duty provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 to nonmarket economy countries, and for other purposes.

Mr. CAMP. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Kelly).

Mr. CAMP. Madam Speaker, at this time I yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentlewoman from North Carolina (Mrs. Ellmers).

Mr. CAMP. At this time, I yield 2 minutes to a distinguished member of the Ways and Means Committee, the gentleman from New York (Mr. Reed).

Mr. CAMP. I yield the gentlewoman an additional 15 seconds.

Mr. CAMP

Mr. CAMP. I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. CAMP. If we're prepared to close, I will yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentleman from Maryland.

Mr. CAMP. I yield myself such time as I may consume. This conference report extends the payroll tax cut to 160 million working Americans. It prevents a cut in physician payments through the end of the year so that seniors can get the medical treatment and care that they need under Medicare. This represents about $800 for working families in America over the next 10 months. Most importantly, this agreement includes no job- killing tax hikes to pay for more government spending. The deficit spending on unemployment stops with this legislation. This agreement firmly establishes that extensions of unemployment benefits must be paid for. This legislation also includes some of the most significant reforms to unemployment since the 1930s--job-search requirements, drug screening and testing, reemployment programs. These are all critical for work readiness and for reemployment, and these are essential reforms to the unemployment system. We also reauthorize Temporary Assistance for Needy Families with this legislation; but while doing so, we make reforms to that program, as well, by closing the loophole that allowed welfare funds to be accessed at ATMs and in strip clubs, liquor stores, and casinos. The government spending in this bill is fully offset. Reductions to ObamaCare pay for more than half of the health spending in this legislation. This also restores to the Congress a process dating back to our Founding Fathers. They knew that, at times, government would be divided and that we wouldn't always agree. This agreement was debated in public while using that time-honored process. With that, I urge all Members to support this bipartisan House-Senate conference agreement, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. CAMP. I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Walden).