No, this wasn't hurried because of Chris Dodd; this was hurried because a whole range of people, beginning with Hank Paulson and Ben Bernanke, the Bush appointees who initiated our efforts here, said you really need to get this done quickly; because we were told by the financial community correctly that uncertainty was a problem and to prolong this for another year or so would have added to that uncertainty.
Capuano explains urgency in financial decisions due to uncertainty in the market.
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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.
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.
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