Mike Capuano: “We probably would not have had a 5-year catastrophe in our economy had we done two things: one on the credit rating…”

The permanent exception you gave to somebody is unacceptable.

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

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.

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.