Mike Johanns actually said...

I'm interested in trying to see, from a very optimistic viewpoint, what we can do to help our small businesses and medium-sized businesses t...

I will do everything I can to give the President that authority, because I think it's enormously important.

We need to ensure that our trade policies support American jobs.

I am absolutely mystified as to why the President of the United States wasn't here, the first day, to ask for trade promotion authority.