Absolutely. I applaud and congratulate the Senator from New York for his leadership, not only during the current session but down through the years in this most important trade policy. We look forward to bringing home the bacon in the next 30 hours on this important piece of legislation.
Praising a colleague's leadership on trade policy during a legislative session.
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I appreciate that. But let me add, you have been there, not from the beginning but you have played a major role in bringing about this world trade situation. I congratulate you and thank you for your leadership. Time is running out.
In a very real way, isn't this agreement all about whether America, the United States, our workers, our farmers, our businessmen, are going to have access to the Chinese markets? Isn't that what we are talking about?
My own personal experience is that significant progress is being made. Let me give one illustration. When I was there the first time, an individual could not move from Beijing to another region.
They should not only give me a license back, they also compensate me to get back in the business.