Edward Royce actually said...

"The preeminent trading bloc in the world's fastest-growing region offers the United States considerable economic benefits."

"We need to be doing all we can do to hammer away at these barriers."

"If we abdicate this responsibility and opportunity, we stand a real chance of allowing our competitors to write the rules of the game."

"It was a threat that we perceived in the Bush administration, and the Obama administration continues to see the same risk."