I was talking to one of our great diplomats yesterday who, when I said I was going to be testifying with Carla Hills before your subcommittee, Mr. Chairman, he described her as a force of nature.

I talked about the need for bipartisanship, and I talked about the issue of trade as creating a very unique and important opportunity for us to do just that.

I appreciate the concerns he raised in his opening statement as well.

the answer to the problems of NAFTA is more NAFTA.

I am on record when I served here. Clearly, I am very supportive of proceeding with the XL pipeline.

we need to get in the game and negotiate and have our own trade agreements or be a part of it like TPP

we have got to figure out here how to make sure that we do it in a bipartisan way

I feel very strongly about the so-called Pacto, which is the reform that President Pena Nieto has boldly pursued.

he has stepped up, often facing criticism within his party, and he has done it because he knows and believes it is the right thing to do.

I am a strong supporter of NAFTA, but I think this is an issue we have got to address.

I am particularly pleased to see that we are today working for a broader bipartisan effort on this.