"Our goal is not a return to the economy we had before the pandemic, but to seize the opportunity to set America on a strong and clear path to a competitive future."
"It is a great honor to return to USTR and lead the dedicated public servants who carry out the agency's important mission on behalf of the American people."
"The President's Trade agenda will foster broad-based, equitable growth that increases innovation and enhances the country's competitive edge and that's crafted with workers at the table."
"I am very serious when I say that it is time for us to resolve these disputes."
"we continue to have a global overcapacity problem that is distorting the international market."
"I and others in the administration... are working hard on conversations with the Europeans."
"softwood lumber will always be in my sights in the conversation with Canada."
"I know very directly, and I know this as a strong fact, that the tariffs and the exclusion process really do touch a very wide swath of our economy, our businesses, both large and small."
"To undertake a top to bottom review on China, at USTR in particular."
"the commitments that the Chinese made in this agreement. They're really, really important for a number of reasons."
"We are in the process of examining their performance, and are scrutinizing all of the aspects of what they have done."
"It is very concerning, the rules at the WTO that allow for countries to designate themselves as developing."