so there is a report that says, let's take ustr, commerce, the export controls, a few other agencies, put them under one cabinet officer who has a real clout, the economic development director of the u.s., the way that most are for their states, and let the person be at the table. what is the reaction of the two ranking members of the senate finance committee? we will oppose that until we die, because it would mean that my committee loses jurisdiction over the ustr. that is why this will not get done. how do we get this system out of these petty, narrow things to get to the big issue? as you all say, none of this stuff is all that complicated. we could do this. how do we do this? >> part of the issue is we all left some of these guys. [laughter] [applause] >> i'm sorry, are you a democrat? >> i am a centrist. i am perhaps the only living rockefeller republican. >> i have a salton star republican from massachusetts, the same thing. >> we do not have a party, so i had to join one of the others. this is getting to be a real problem. there are actually hard issues. if we cannot do the eas

we will oppose that until we die, because it would mean that loses jurisdiction over the ustr. that is why this will not get done. how do we get this system out of these petty, narrow things to get to the big issue? thisu all say, none of stuff is all that complicated. we could do this. how do we do this? >> part of the issue is we all left some of these guys. [laughter] [applause] sorry, are you a democrat? >> i am a centrist. i am perhaps the only living rockefeller republican. >> i have a salton star republican from massachusetts, the same thing. >> we do not have a party, so i had to join one of the others. . this is getting to be a real problem. there are actually hard issues. if we cannoti am perhaps the ong rockefeller republican. do the easy>> there are thingse administration can do. obviously, it is great to consult with congress, things that we can do in the interest of the country, and these kind of reorganizations of the debt plate are good and i have to be done. they reflect the environment we are in. a sure sign of decline for a company or country is when it canno

that means my committee loses jurisdiction over the ustr. how to do we get the system out of these petty narrow things to focus on the big issues? none of this stuff is complicated. we can do this. how do we do this? >> i think part of the issues is that we leekt some of these guys. [laughter] >> we do. >> part of -- [applause] >> i think we -- >> i'm sorry, are you a democrat? [laughter] am? you know what i i am the only living rockefeller republican. >> i'm a republican from massachusetts. > it's the same thing. but anyway. we don't have a party so we had to -- i had to join one of the others. so, you know, this is getting to be a real problem. if we can't do the easy ones, there are hard issues. but if we can't do the easy ones then we have a problem in general. >> i think there are things that the administration can do. obviously, it is great to consult with congress but they can do in the interest of the country. these kinds of reorganizations, if you will, are good. they have to be done. they reflect environment that we're in. a sure s

that means my committee loses jurisdiction over the ustr. how to do we get the system out of these petty narrow things to focus on the big issues? none of this stuff is complicated. we can do this. how do we do this? >> i think part of the issues is that we elect some of these guys. [laughter] >> we do. >> part of -- [applause] >> i think we -- >> i'm sorry, are you a democrat? [laughter] >> do you know what i am? i am the only living rockefeller republican. >> i'm a republican from massachusetts. >> it's the same thing. but anyway. we don't have a party so we had to -- i had to join one of the others. so, you know, this is getting to be a real problem. if we can't do the easy ones, there are hard issues. but if we can't do the easy ones then we have a problem in general. >> i think there are things that the administration can do. obviously, it is great to consult with congress but they can do in the interest of the country. these kinds of reorganizations, if you will, are good. they have to be done. they reflect environment that we're in. a