Jim McDermott: “We can collect more, and the way you do that is through growth.”

We are trying to figure out where we are going as a country and how we can turn our investments and innovation into sustainable models moving forward.

Ambassador Tai believes we need a different approach that gives workers a seat at the table, so their perspectives and voices are incorporated into the policy that we develop.

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 area is such a large part of our economy as well as such a large part of our question of national security.