Jim McDermott: “When we don't pay our debts, they stop hiring.”

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

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

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.

It has been a pleasure serving on this committee.