I am disappointed to hear your response to Senator Grassley that that will not be part of the TPP negotiations.

Twenty-five percent, a quarter of manufacturing jobs in Ohio, factory jobs, are now export jobs.

Yet, a number of the countries we are negotiating with basically offer zero protection to intellectual property rights in their countries.

I'm eager to find ways for this committee to work on a bipartisan basis with the administration to accomplish those goals.

That leadership is apparent in our work during the last year to advance the Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP.

If you are going to have any hope of gaining support for this agenda from many of us on this side of the aisle, not all, the administration needs to prove to us and to the world that we are going to start fighting back.

We, as Americans, ought to say--Republicans, Democrats, Independents, whatever--we want our President out there opening up markets.

International trade benefits U.S. importers and domestic manufactures alike, creates new jobs, lower consumer prices and open new markets to U.S. exports.

We are hopeful that the Committee will move forward at the earliest possible date with retroactive renewal of the Generalize System of Preferences (GSP) trade program.

Our trade policies are stronger when the American people are part of the debate.

The American people have made it very clear that they will not accept secretly-written agreements that don't see the light of day until the very last minute.

This legislation also provided important updates to the traditional TPA framework, including with respect to priority negotiating issues.

We need concrete, predictable and unilaterally--that is a whole new world--unilaterally enforceable mechanisms in place to show the world that we are going to protect our workers and our economy.

I believe that--regardless of our party affiliation--we can all agree that job creation and a strong, vibrant economy are good things.

I will be sorely disappointed if it devolves into yet another back-and-forth from each side trying to score political points rather than seeking solutions to the problems ailing our economy.

I believe that, regardless of party affiliation, we can all agree that job creation and a strong, vibrant economy are good things.

I know her personally, I know her family, I know what a great human being she is.

I have known Jill Parrish for a long time--Justice Parrish. I have nothing but the best respect for her and her ability and capacity to be a district court judge.