Political Quotes

“Madam President, I am delighted to rise today in full support of Katherine Tai, President Biden's nominee to be our next U.S. Trade Representative. As my colleagues are well aware, trade is an issue that impacts every corner of our country and, indeed, every corner of our globe. Roughly 75 percent--listen to this--75 percent of the world's purchasing power and over 95 percent of the world's consumers lie outside of our country's borders. If the United States is going to continue to be successful, we need to be able to tap into those markets and expand trading opportunities while ensuring a level playing field for American businesses and, I might say, for American consumers as well. In Delaware, the First State, and throughout our Nation, trade policies affect how American businesses, both large and small--be they financial services, tech companies, workers, farmers, manufacturers-- can compete in the global economy. But thanks to President Trump's haphazard trade wars over the last 4 years, American farmers, manufacturers, producers, and consumers too often have been left hanging in the balance--a situation that has been exasperated by this pandemic. Now more than ever, all of them are in need of greater certainty and predictability.…”