I have been incredibly frustrated that another year has passed without kind of a proactive substantive policy on trade.

We continually allow China to take advantage of our IP at the WTO.

I am extremely disappointed in the Administration's budget proposal released yesterday.

You have not provided any analysis that would allow members of this committee to evaluate the effects of Pillar One.

It is clear that many of the real challenges that Americans are facing are not being heard by this Administration.

It is so vital that we do this.

This is the first hearing we are having on this.

You look at China's track record of being deceitful, not being honest, playing by a different set of rules. I have real concerns.

More than 80% of Americans do not have access to food scrap composting. This bill can help provide funds to deliver that critical infrastructure.

And we would welcome visits from other interested policymakers in the future.

Our goal was to highlight different approaches that U.S. cities could learn from.

I would hope the panel, in other questions, would you emphasize what things we could be fixing right now to get results right now in other questions?

Most of my constituents in my district support the President in going after China.

Thank you for your toughness on China. And we are lucky to have you as our negotiator going up against China.

No President, from Clinton to Bush to Obama, has been able to do anything on this front.

What assurances can you give my corn and soybean farmers and pork producers that the market share in China will be there?

I disagree with your-- the Administration's approach when it comes to trade and tariffs.

That causes a lot of concern, Mr.

A couple statistics that I think are important: 98 percent of the corn that Mexico imports comes from the United States.

I guess my question to you, Ambassador, is, do you know any ag groups that think withdrawal is the right approach?

I will submit an article from Farm Week in February that is titled 'NAFTA is American farmers' Lifeline.'

This legislation was introduced by my colleague from Illinois, the Chairman of the Health Subcommittee, Peter Roskam.

Ensuring an efficient, accountable, and transparent IRS is key to restoring the relationship between taxpayers and the agency.

the genesis of the current RFS policy was put in place under the George W. Bush Administration

When you hear about the history of going from 2.3 billion acres to 1.38 billion down to 48 million, you really see there is a historic duty here on behalf of Congress and on behalf of the Federal Government to try to right this wrong as…