,,iv  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #age  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se  
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #cj1     
#bjaf,mr4 ,lip9ski 7= himself & ,mr4    
,brooks ( ,alabama7 submitt$ ! foll[+   
concurr5t resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! 
,committee on ,ways & ,means            
,,concurr5t ,,resolution  ,express+ !   
s5se ( ,congress t ,congress & !        
,presid5t %\ld prioritize ! r$uction &  
elim9ation1 ov] a reasonable p]iod ( "t1
 ( ! ov]all trade deficit ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates4  ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates has run 
#dj consecutive ye>s ( trade deficits2  
,:]eas ! trade deficit ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 has sub/antially increas$ 9 ! la/ #be  
ye>s2 ,:]eas ! ov]all trade deficit ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates 9 #bjae 0 #ecb billion1   
includ+ a deficit ( #geh billion 9 trade
 9 goods2 ,:]eas ! manufactur+ sector ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates has suff]$ a            
disproportionate impact f su* trade     
deficits1 result+ 9 sub/antial losses ( 
jobs & indu/ries2 ,:]eas a robu/        
manufactur+ capability is ess5tial =    

national security2 ,:]eas trade         
imbalances are unheal?y = ! global      
economy & /agnate economic gr[? 9       
deficit c\ntries su* z ! ,unit$ ,/ates &
 especially 9 ! manufactur+ sectors (   
su* c\ntries2 ,:]eas c]ta9 =eign trad+  
p>tn]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates are runn+      
p]si/5t trade surpluses aga9/ ! ,unit$  
,/ates z an economic gr[? alt]native to 
fo/]+ ! dome/ic consumption ( _!        
manufactur]s2 ,:]eas p]si/5t trade      
deficits h9d] ! ability ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates to rea* full employm5t & increase
 und]employm5t & reliance on l[-wage &  
(t5 "p-"t s]vice sector jobs2 & ,:]eas !
 ,unit$ ,/ates national int]e/ 9 trade  
policy lies 9 /rategically r$uc+ &      
elim9at+ its curr5tly massive trade     
deficit1 includ+ a deficit 9 trade 9    
goods1 & r$uc+ & elim9at+ dep5d5cy (    
=eign c\ntries on ,unit$ ,/ates dem& =  
goods ( su* c\ntries3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  
,t x is ! s5se ( ,congress t ,congress &
 ! ,presid5t %\ld prioritize ! r$uction 
& elim9ation1 ov] a reasonable p]iod (  

"t1 ( ! ov]all trade deficit ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates4