Pat Roberts: “Welcome to the world of Washington regulatory nonsense. I mean, you are going to wake up to it on a Thursday morning…”

I strongly agree with USTR's assessment that we have significant problems related to intellectual property and other market access-related issues with China.

I thank my colleagues for joining me in reviewing the nominations of the individuals before us.

I think if a rabbit crossed the Senate floor that the distinguished leader of the Minority would probably either file cloture on the rabbit or shoot it, and so that is a real problem.

China should respond to the findings and the action of the section 301 investigation by undertaking the necessary economic and policy reforms.