by bringing workers from all backgrounds and experiences to the table, we will create inclusive trade policy that advances economic security and racial and gender equity.

I think that's particularly important and timely, and we started that up again.

Right now there is nothing more directly impactful on the hope of regular people to be able to resume their lives, to become active members of their economies, than their ability to get a vaccine.

I think that was really a remarkable model of bipartisanship and leadership by the United States to address a problem...

We want a fair international trading system that promotes inclusive growth and reflects America's universal values.

USTR specifically has been charged with making sure that efforts that we take do not undermine labor protections in those regions.

I am committed to a full, good faith effort at the WTO, but the focus really is on promoting vaccine equity.

I think that what I would say is, the provision that you cited earlier really has more to do with withdrawing the United States from the WTO as opposed to the authority of the United States to participate at the WTO as a full member.

At the request and recommendation of Senator Portman, I have committed to doing a top-to-bottom review of our China trade policy.

I will be raising this again with my Canadian counterpart at the Free Trade Commission meeting of the USMCA.

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.

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.

I commit to consulting with this committee; that is why I am here, that is why I will be here when you ask me to come.

I know how important this issue is; I know what the stakes are in terms of global economic recovery, and also in terms of these intellectual property protections.

Our worker-centric trade policy is a key part of the Biden-Harris administration's effort to Build Back Better.

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.

The American Jobs Plan and the American Family Plan would combine to make the United States a healthier, safer, more prosperous, fairer, and a more competitive nation.

I know what your views are on this, and I look forward to working with you on other tools that we can use.

It has been an unfair competitive advantage that we need to level the playing field for.

the Biden administration would support the waiver, but we know that’s only one step.

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.

This is a global health crisis and the extraordinary circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic call for extraordinary measures.

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 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.