Carl Levin: “We have been hurt at the pump, we have been hurt at the dinner table, and we have been hurt in our pocketbooks.”

I thank my colleague for yielding. The threshold question for any NAFTA replacement must be whether it will finally stop the outflow of American jobs and raise the standard of living for Mexican, Canadian, and, of course, American workers…

I claim the time in opposition to this amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.

Let me just mention, the gentlewoman is so right that it is a floor. One of these arguments that we hear is, ``We don't want one-size-fits-all,'' right? Well, first of all, as a labor lawyer, the minimum wage has been one national wage the…

It incentivizes companies to ship jobs to Mexico and out of our communities like mine in southeast Michigan. Mexico has not demonstrated the will, meaningfully, to reform its labor system, and the weakness of USMCA's enforcement mechanisms…