Jeff Merkley actually said...

"Did our loss of manufacturing jobs as a result of the trade deficit with China increase significantly after their admission to the WTO?"

"I think we should be eliminating most of those requirements, but I also believe that we have to be careful about using a bilateral investment treaty as the vehicle to do it."

"Okay, that is very interesting, because what I saw was saying that had been stipulated, that they had permission to do that."

"Congress should act on S. 2566, the Level Playing Field in Global Trade Act of 2018, introduced by Senator Merkley."