Charles Rangel: “This never should have happened in the first place is what I am saying.”

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for calling this hearing.

The greatest trade agreement in the world cannot be effective without a strong infrastructure.

It is absolutely stupid to say that: Working gives you self-esteem, it gives you pride, it gives you family unity, it keeps you out of trouble, it gives you health, and it gives you what it is like to be an American.

There is a fear of what you don't know. And there is a feeling that you don't want people to know what you don't know.