I would also like to say that I am very much looking forward to supporting Ms. Young for this crucial position as well.

I think colleagues should know that she is very much interested in two bipartisan priorities of a number of members.

We want to empower communities and we want to empower folks who have been laid off, through no fault of their own, to be in a position to get on with their lives.

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I know she will insist that countries abide by their obligations.

America's trade policy needs to be smarter and stronger.

I am confident she will work with us to develop a bipartisan consensus on trade policy before taking action.

I take particular pride in having worked across the aisle with Chairman Neal and Ambassador-designate Tai to make sure that USMCA contained an enforcement mechanism that is greatly improved from NAFTA.

Fortunately, chaos is not President Biden's style. A smarter, stronger trade policy requires a savvy leader at USTR who understands what working Americans are going through.

A smarter, stronger trade policy requires a savvy leader as the U.S. Trade Representative.

It is critical that we make trade policy work for American families.

It is an honor to be here. For all these reasons, I am delighted to support the nomination of Katherine Tai.

The Chinese market is now more closed off to American goods and services today than it was 4 years ago.

I think you are uniquely qualified.

President Biden has said he wants to reorient trade policy to better serve American workers.

I trust Ms. Tai's judgment, and I know the depth of her experience.

It is enough that forced labor is morally repugnant; it is also true that when American workers have to compete with slave labor, everybody loses.

I have had 970 open-to-everybody town hall meetings. No speeches. Just come in, people; ask anything you want.

Four more years of mean tweets and chaos from the White House will not cut it.

This is a nominee with the right policy experience, the right leadership experience, and the right experience fighting for people without power.

The pandemic has proven there needs to be a new focus on mental health in America.

In America, inequality is a killer.

This is a historic nomination because the Attorney General would be the first Latino Secretary of Health and Human Services.

We should not have to give up pursuing a college education because of crippling medical debt.

I write in strong support of the nomination of Xavier Becerra as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).