Ben Cardin actually said...

Can you assure us that we will insist upon minimum standards in this agreement and that--worse than failing in TPP would be to negotiate an ...

The key element in dealing with the Chinese both indirectly and directly is to deal with state-owned enterprises.

We are all for it. But it also is an opportunity to advance human rights, which is critically important to economic growth.

There has got to be a transparent process with Congress, particularly with TPP, because it involves so many different countries.