This has been very, very helpful.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Thanks, all four of you, for your testimony here this morning.

There ought to be some rules that the world community of trade engages in.

I think collection of duties is one way we can help offset some of the potential declining revenues.

I want to assure you that those of us in Indiana don't have access to Indiana shrimp.

Trade enforcement needs to be a continued top priority.

Again, thanks to the panel for your contributions here, and we look forward to continuing to work with you and administration officials to, as you say, go after that low-hanging fruit and have a better system that not only brings in more…

tomorrow morning, a joint meeting of Congress will welcome the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu. It will be the first time Mr. Netanyahu has addressed us in a joint meeting and only the second time any Israeli Prime Minister…

I appreciate the remarks of my colleague, Senator Levin. I just caught the tail end, but it is a good segue into what I wish to speak about today. Today is May 16, an important day for me, because it happens to be my birthday, although I…

Well, it is interesting that the Senator asks that question because I just left my office and a meeting with Pete Domenici literally 15 minute ago.

Because he came in to express that same urgency and burden. As former chairman of the Budget Committee here for so many years, he certainly understands the current fiscal situation. His views echo the voices and views of people across this…

I just wandered onto the floor hoping we were coming close to some type of an agreement. I very much regret that we have to careen from week to week, from period to period funding our government on a temporary basis. I think all of us were…