Mr. President, let me first comment about the National Defense Authorization Act. It is an important bill for us to pass, and I wish to thank Senator Levin and Senator Inhofe for the manner in which they worked on this legislation…

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I have been a big supporter and supportive of it both from an economic standpoint and a geopolitical standpoint.

I think law and policy can contribute importantly, as they have in this country, to social change.

It is in our interest, it is in the interest of the region, it is in the interest of China that they move ahead with these reforms.

I think we do have leverage. But in the end they have got to figure this out for themselves.

Textiles are a lever in which we can make progress on that issue because it is so important to the Vietnamese.

There are other countries in Asia, other than China, that are also involved in currency manipulation.

Well, Dr. Scissors, mentioned the fact of leveraging, which I strongly support.

China is the largest authoritarian, one-party regime. It has been slow to change its ways, but it has made some reform.

Can you assure us that we will insist upon minimum standards in this agreement and that--worse than failing in TPP would be to negotiate an agreement that does not meet minimum standards.

I would just point out that annuities are one form of lifetime income. There are other ways of doing lifetime income in addition to just private annuities.

I am all for having different types of savings incentives for college, for medical emergencies, but retirement is retirement, and I think we should have an easier way to protect retirement income for retirement income flow through a…

It is critically important that we not only preserve, but strengthen Social Security.