Ron Wyden

I think this has been an important hearing, and I wish I could have been here for more.

Driving down administrative costs is the heart of this.

We urge the administration to support classification breakouts for performance apparel as identified previously in legislation introduced by Senator Ron Wyden.

With 21st century trade agreements, tough enforcement also needs to hold foreign governments accountable for commitments to uphold strong labor rights and environmental protections.

The nation's trade policies must take advantage of economic areas where there is clearly 'Advantage USA.'

The goal of trade agreements should be to take the fruits of American labor and ship them to markets around the world.

When discouraged Americans argue that they've been hurt by trade, their voices should not be ignored.

Trade agreements need to bulldoze barriers and open new markets to exports made by America's middle class--the things we grow or raise, build or forge.

Today's global economy moves at a million miles an hour, so clinging to yesterday's outdated trade policies is a loser for the millions of middle-class American workers counting on political leadership to help create more high-skill…

Ambassador, thank you. That is helpful.

It is so important for American interests and American values that we be the ones who engage and lead to create a fair and level playing field to protect our workers and protect our jobs.

Let us talk about transparency next, because I think this is another area where the public looks at the Internet and says, hey, we can find out a lot of information that you could not have, for example, back when the trade deals were being…

I just think that millions of Internet users want it clear and they want it straightforward that nothing is going to be done to undermine an open Internet.

I expressed my concern that, despite Russia's serial violations of its WTO commitments, you have not brought a single case against Russia in the World Trade Organization.

I am looking forward to the Ambassador outlining today how the administration plans to change that with fresh policies that are going to lift wages, help create middle-class jobs, and expand the winner's circle.

The American people have made it clear that they are not going to accept secretly written agreements that do not see the light of day until the very last minute.

Trade agreements need to bulldoze the trade barriers and open new markets to exports made by America's middle class--the things we grow or raise, build or forge.

Now, you and I have discussed this before, and I think it would be helpful if you could address the question of whether you expect the President to sign a Trans-Pacific deal before the agreement is made public for the American people to…

There will be strong labor and environmental protections in the core of the agreement.

We need to learn from the experiences of the past.

American trade enforcers have to keep at it, because China and other governments will not stop trying to get around the trade laws anytime soon.

Today's global economy seems to move at a million miles an hour, so clinging to yesterday's outdated trade policies is a loser for the millions of middle-class American workers counting on political leadership to create more high-skill…

For example, we may be willing to open our market to more dairy goods from Australia and New Zealand, but only if Japan's and Canada's market is more open to our dairy products.

Past trade agreements haven't always lived up to the hype.

If America is not leading in writing the trade rules in the Asia-Pacific region, China will.