Jim McDermott: “The HMT shouldn't just sit there while our nation's ports have problems.”

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.

The work that the Innovation Center is doing will help us become more efficient and achieve our shared goals of containing costs.

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.

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