These agreements are not just about trade.

In the political world, there are consequences to taking a tough line at the start of a negotiation.

So we made it clear to the Dominican Republic that they should not do what they did?

It has also fortified Mexico's move toward representative democracy.

I think President Pena Nieto is a very skilled politician, but I think he needs to engage directly in these negotiations.

I support the open system. I think that is very important.

It is vital to our national security and to our continued peaceful prosperity in the northern part of the western hemisphere that the United States and Mexico continue strengthening our relationship and forging new areas of cooperation and…

In America, the worst things that happens to you if you do something that does not work out well, you lose an election.

American companies are being bullied to the point where an American was fired in the United States because he liked a tweet.

We forget that Mexico is not just a democracy but a vibrant one. Its leaders are elected.

I have always argued to my colleagues that one of the ways we have to understand Vladimir Putin's actions in the world is his domestic policies.

The bottom line is that Mexico and Mexicans have the most direct impact on Americans in their daily lives than just about any other country in the world.