Mike Capuano: “The people on the other side of the aisle have now become the sole and perfect defenders of workers' rights, women's…”

There are those who say that trade deficits don't have a harm. They lead to hollowed-out manufacturing, which leads to manufacturing towns where you have opioids, alcoholism, and votes for Donald Trump.

But it is also worth noting that to the American people, it was Democrats under the sterling leadership of our Ranking Member, Ms. Maxine Waters, who has been fighting and been our protector on many of these issues.

The fact is China launched this trade war against us in the year 2000, right after two-thirds of Democrats voted against giving China most favored nation status.

Mike Capuano did a great job, got it in the bill.