Jim McDermott: “We are grateful to Chairman McDermott, Representatives Davis and Platts for sponsoring this important legislation.”

It has been a pleasure serving on this committee.

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.

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.

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