Mr. Trump is directing our anger for less than noble purposes. He creates scapegoats of Muslims and Mexican immigrants. He calls for the use of torture. He calls for killing the innocent children and family members of terrorists. He cheers…

But setting the appropriate negotiating objectives is only the first step in the process for concluding and implementing trade agreements.

Senator Hatch yesterday sent a letter to the Korean ambassador spelling out some of the very serious concerns that we and other companies have about the KFTC and other aspects of KORUS implementation.

Last year, with the passage of our bipartisan legislation to renew Trade Promotion Authority, or TPA, Congress provided the administration with the necessary tools to negotiate and conclude trade agreements to further open foreign markets…

The First Amendment guarantees your right to express your views, but we have to allow a civil discussion to occur.

Russia is clearly breaching its WTO obligations by imposing an import ban on U.S. agricultural products.

strong IP protections are crucial to American competitiveness, leadership in creative and innovative industries, and the direct and indirect creation and maintenance of U.S. jobs.

The U.S. cannot allow countries to backslide on their promises before a trade agreement even goes into effect.

Confidence that TPP is going to be implemented the right way is a prerequisite for the agreement to win the support it would need to pass the Congress.

Congress provided the administration with the necessary tools to negotiate and conclude trade agreements to further open foreign markets.

failures to enforce these critical protections could undermine the effectiveness of our trade agreements and send an unhelpful message globally.

A strong trade agreement that is not fully and faithfully implemented and enforced is not worth much more than the paper it is written on.

I see this hearing as an opportunity to identify many of the pitfalls and opportunities in the implementation process.

As Chairman Hatch noted in his March 2, 2016 letter to the Korean Ambassador concerning KORUS implementation concerns.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Filling the Supreme Court Vacancy

each of us has taken an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States. President George Washington called the Constitution the guide that he would never abandon. The Constitution declares itself to be the supreme law of…

I stand with the Founders; get a warrant.

I serve on the Crimes Subcommittee within the Judiciary Committee, and I am the chairman of the Oversight Committee.