Charles Rangel: “It shouldn't be before our Committee. It's a national security issue.”

Gone are the days where trade simply meant reducing tariffs and limiting quotas for imported products.

We all understand the law. We, together, are a part of government. We answer to constituents.

We want to know how many of these cases there is some evidence of wrongdoing, whether it is criminal or not. And we want, categorically, immediately, the disposition of the 75 cases.

If they can't give us any idea how long it would take to repair this emergency situation--which stains the government, it stains the executive branch, and it stains us--maybe we should set a date for our next hearing.