This legislation would ensure that trade agreements include enforceable standards to promote living wages and ensure sustainable production methods.
We need to, therefore, make sure that rules in trade, rules that relate to labor standards and environmental standards, are fairly enforced.
China is not the only country engaged in predatory economic practices, but it is a clear leader in flouting international standards.
If you let the competitor have full access to a market but play by a different set of rules, you give a huge advantage to your competitor, a...
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 investmen...
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.
American companies and workers should not be penalized for adhering to fair, humane, responsible labor and environmental standards.
Our businesses and workers can outcompete anyone on a level playing field, but all too often, the field is not level.
It is a pleasure to be here with you, working in a bipartisan way to look out for America's interests and to protect American workers from b...