"I think that we need to be engaging with the rest of the world--and certainly in this part of the world--from a position of strength."
"It has been an unfair competitive advantage that we need to level the playing field for."
"I know what your views are on this, and I look forward to working with you on other tools that we can use."
"USTR specifically has been charged with making sure that efforts that we take do not undermine labor protections in those regions."
"If confirmed, I commit to using the trade tools at my disposal to ensure that American workers and innovators are able to reap the benefits of their innovation, including overseas."
"At the request and recommendation of Senator Portman, I have committed to doing a top-to-bottom review of our China trade policy."
"The administration believes strongly in intellectual property protections, but in service of ending this pandemic, supports a waiver of those protections for COVID-19 vaccines."
"The administration believes strongly in intellectual property protections, but in service of ending this pandemic, supports the waiver of those protections for COVID-19 vaccines."
"the Biden administration would support the waiver, but we know that’s only one step."
"This is a global health crisis and the extraordinary circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic call for extraordinary measures."
"We still have a lot of work ahead. That includes making the vaccine widely available and addressing the global inequity in vaccine access."
"the administration believes strongly in intellectual property protections. But in service of ending this pandemic supports the waiver of those protections for COVID-19 vaccines."