Jim McDermott: “I come from Seattle where we spend a lot of effort politically passing initiatives for low-income housing.”

It includes a new tool known as the rapid response mechanism that, when used, allows us to promptly raise concerns with the Mexican and Canadian Governments when there are allegations of worker rights violations.

This committee has the potential of doing more good for the American people than perhaps any other single subcommittee in the Congress.

The USMCA proved that bringing all stakeholders to the table--labor, workers, business, and members of Congress--can produce stronger trade agreements.

It has been a pleasure serving on this committee.