"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 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."
"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 will be raising this again with my Canadian counterpart at the Free Trade Commission meeting of the USMCA."
"Our worker-centric trade policy is a key part of the Biden-Harris administration's effort to Build Back Better."
"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."
"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."
"I am committed to a full, good faith effort at the WTO, but the focus really is on promoting vaccine equity."
"We want a fair international trading system that promotes inclusive growth and reflects America's universal values."
"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."