"The United States-China trade deficit swelled from $83 billion... to a record high of $273 billion in 2010."
"The Economic Policy Institute estimates that roughly 2.4 million American jobs were lost as a result of our intentional blindness to this trade deficit."
"I for one have lost patience with China and our trade policies toward China."
"The only way to achieve this is for Congress to revoke most favored nation status for China."
"Most organizations when they make a $2 trillion error, go back and look at that even without having to be prodded by a bald congressman from California, but I'm happy to play that role."
"What we could do instead is introduce and adopt legislation prohibiting state, local, and Federal Governments from procuring anything from China until such time as they sign the WTO agreement on procu..."
"Okay. Looking at the Korea free trade agreement, you have made an estimate that it would reduce our trade deficit slightly."
"My bill is designed to create an immediate crisis. Six months to negotiate a whole new trade process with China, rather than just end all U.S.-Chinese trade."
"I do want to mention a word or two about the bill I'll be re-introducing."
"You'll also have the joy of the sign-on letters, where you send letters to the Chinese Embassy and sign your name."
"But the other approach is for us to force a crisis in this relationship because I think we already have a crisis for the United States."
"This Korea free trade agreement, it allows goods to be 65 percent made in China."