Tim Kaine

But if they are being done, it sounds like there is data about the quality measures of hip replacements done in ambulatory service centers.

Let me build upon what Senator Kaine said.

When we were attacked, our allies, led by the Canadians, let me know at NATO headquarters that afternoon that they would defend us.

Fair trade should be about respecting workers while growing jobs here at home.

We need your leadership desperately given the hole that the administration--the President I should say--has dug for the United States with our strongest alliance.

It would be very foolish to not have them in.

they are very, very worried about the tariffs and the uncertainty it creates.

President Trump is playing a very dangerous game right now, and it's the American workers who are being forced to pay the price.

But if we think that that matters to us--and it should--then the fact that an authoritarian nation would want to wipe out and assassinate their leadership--I do not think we can turn a blind eye to that.

The proposed McCain-Kaine bill would be a fitting tribute to the late Senator John McCain.

Meaningful enforcement of basic labor rights abroad should be at the center of our trade policies.

the tariffs as, quote, 'significantly putting our infrastructure advancements at risk.'

I believe we should only consider getting out of it with the full participation of Congress.

I think the Senate continues to have a responsibility for our commitment to this alliance and needs to act on it if it is necessary.

I am very nervous about the NAFTA renegotiation leaving out Canada.

Now, those words, as you point out, are pretty painful. When the President was asked who was the biggest foe in the world, as he is over interacting with the EU and NATO countries, and he says the EU is our biggest foe, those words can be…

I love certainty. I feel like if we can give people certainty, they can figure out in the private sector.

Tariffs can be used carefully and have been by several administrations to combat unfair trade practices.

it's interesting to come to this hearing. It's connected.

If promotion of democracy means nothing to us, if we could care less about whether other nations embrace the democratic model or not, if we have given up on the belief that that is in fact the best model to help humans achieve their…

they are also dealing with the effect of tariffs on the aluminum and steel that they use.

It is imperative that Congress--and I think all of us hope on a bipartisan basis--to revive and reaffirm the American commitment to NATO.

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