Today’s hearing in the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Non-proliferation and Trade of the House Foreign Affairs Committee reflected the bipartisan unease with our nation’s trade policy. We at AAM were honored to have the opportunity to testify on that topic, joining CNN’s Lou Dobbs, former Trade Ambassador Carla Hills, Thea Lee of the AFL-CIO and Yvette Pena Lopes of the Teamsters.

Too often, these hearings can end up looking a lot like parallel universes, with one side talking past the other side. I didn’t find that to be the case with this hearing—at least among the lawmakers on the subcommittee.

It’s no wonder that Rep. Brad Sherman, the Chairman, and Rep. Ed Royce, the Ranking Member, would be so concerned about trade: they both represent districts in California, a state that has lost more than 376,300 manufacturing jobs since 2000—ranking it number one in manufacturing jobs lost.

You should be able to find a link to the webcast of the hearing on the committee’s website within the next 24 hours. A copy of my testimony is posted here.

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