Robert E. Lighthizer

Let's remember that no matter what happens, we have to maintain strong laws against unfair trade.

It is not about aid, it is about trade. And it is not about short-term bailouts, it is about long-term business.

We have been gamed so badly for so long.

Yes, the answer is yes, it is having an impact, and it is way beyond China, and it is costing us jobs.

The kind of rules we need, by the way, I would just point out, are in USMCA, right? That is, like, the gold standard for all of this stuff.

Hang tough. We need structural change. This is the only way we are going to get structural change.

We ought to be manufacturing these things in the United States. That is what our objective is.

If USMCA doesn't pass--I have said this before--it would be a catastrophe across the country.

In addition to China we need to continue to move forward with USMCA, we need to bring down the 232 tariffs on Canada and Mexico.

There is a long history of failure by China to protect intellectual property.

Under President Trump's leadership we are growing much faster than any other G7 nation.

I think there is a role for the international bodies. I absolutely do. And I think WTO reform is an important part of it.