We applaud the leadership of Chairman Wyden and Ranking Member Crapo and members of the Committee for holding this hearing.

Republicans and Democrats often disagree on the best way to achieve shared health-care goals.

Addressing Medicare solvency should be a bipartisan issue, with time best spent determining how to shore up the current system instead of expanding it to a broader population.

every year, the Senate unanimously passes a resolution honoring each law enforcement officer who died in the line of duty during the previous year. Their names are also added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington…

Yes, we do. In fact, more Americans are out of work at the moment than during the worst point of the Great Recession.

Unfortunately, with regard to the second objective, progress is disappointing.

I ask unanimous consent that we begin the vote now, and I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the Marten…

Senator Wyden and I are in strong agreement about how critical it is for us to step up our game in trade, particularly in terms of dealing with China.

But what we need is a USTR that can enforce, negotiate, and consult at the same time.

The administration must be strong when it comes to trade policy, and that requires a close partnership between Congress and the U.S. Trade Representative.

If the Biden administration wants a worker-centered trade policy, then the logical--and only sensible course--is to adopt a trade policy that creates as many high-paying jobs as possible.

What we need to do right now is to speed up the journey for everyone by fully reopening our economy and executing an ambitious and sound trade policy.

You may, of course, have your own good reasons, but to date you have not offered an adequate explanation.

The President's 2021 trade policy agenda opens with two objectives: one, ending the COVID-19 pandemic; and two, strengthening the economy.

What we need to do, right now, is to speed up the journey for everyone by fully reopening the economy, and executing an ambitious and sound trade policy.

If the United States is to pursue a worker-centered trade policy, we need to be mindful that American workers lose when China writes the rules.

I think that this all shows that it is really important for the administration to promptly name nominees for the Chief IP Negotiator and for Ambassador to the WTO.

The Supreme Court noted 60 years ago that the President is strongest when he acts pursuant to an authorization of Congress--and is potentially powerless when he acts in defiance.

Make no mistake, there is a great deal to enforce.

I would like to ask you to follow up with more detail on what I asked in my May 10th letter about the tax gap.

We need to try to figure out how to make permanent the adjustments and improvements that we made to telehealth.

I think that most Americans can immediately identify with the notion that the government's forms and applications are a real problem.

I believe that during the pandemic we have definitely focused on where we can use digital services to enable us to overcome some of the challenges that we have faced during the pandemic.

I do agree that there are some of our applications that are very, very difficult for the members of the public who need them.

Social Security employees were informed in March of last year that they would be teleworking indefinitely, and that field offices would be closed to the public because of the COVID-19 pandemic.