07/09/2013
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"You will not compromise principle to favor the President."
"This kind of legislative hostage-taking certainly is not unheard of in the Senate, but in the context of consideration of a nominee for the Office of U.S. Trade Representative, it is totally unprecede..."
"I cannot stress enough that there will be real and immediate economic consequences for farmers if we lose exports."
"We need to get him in place at the USTR, because it is a very important job and a lot of negotiations are coming up."