ustr requires leadership is equally nimble leadership economic ustr's strength in the strength of the u.s. government as a whole. it needs a leader willing to put in the miles to drive a hard bargain. a leader willing to barter with us here in the congress to the trade policies that work. and a leader willing to put in the hours to understand the challenges faced and he was businesses, farmers and ranchers. ranchers like jim peterson who was fighting to sell more u.s. beef. i am pleased that such a leader before us today. michael froman is the right person for this job. for the past four years has demonstrated a mastery of trade policy development and implementation. he understands the small details and he sees the big picture. he is close that trade agreements and kind of global economic policy and promoted initiatives that have boosted america's exports by more than 40%. and he is still to represent the training at global forms like the g8, e.g. 20. he has more than cable to do this job and. we should confirm his nomination and we should do it quickly. president obama has outlined a

thank you for your leadership in continued support of ustr. we are ready to engage work with the committee. >> you will personally engage in that? of those in the report, there hasn't been and engagement. in terms of japan's solid on the question from ohio in terms of currency come in the broader we have is in terms of autos and specifically the one vehicle to japan for every 130 vehicles be imported using a sad because it's been a bunch of the papers. i got it out of roll call today about the u.s. .3% market share in japan. it's not just about small vehicles, by the way. it's about currency. it's also i would ask you how well negotiations with japan parallel to these tpp talks. what are you going to do in terms of dealing with this currency issue, which is critical. since october last year began as we can make 30% and a $6000 advantage to japanese vehicles by $30,000 car. so this is a big deal to the big three in the united states and they look for a level playing field. can you tell us what you are doing with regard to this issue and other i

it's clear to me that ustr is a very special place. ustr professionals to exemplify the finest traditions of public service. they work hard, they are nimble, they bring intellectual rigor to the mission and get things done for the american people. if confirmed it would be an honor to lead them to read as we speak, ustr staff are busy negotiating the groundbreaking transpacific partnership. they are consulting with you on the upcoming negotiations for an unprecedented trans-atlantic trade partnership. in geneva they are working to liberalization on transportation technology and services. all of these negotiations are designed to strengthen the multilateral rules based trading system and press it to achieve its highest possible aspirations. if we can conclude these agreements, let me be clear my view is that it's better to accept no agreement than a bad agreement. we will position the united states at the center of a network of agreements creating free trade with 65% of the global economy to beat is among the most ambitious trade agendas

president, the finance committee reported out the nomination of michael froman to be ustr unanimously. it's rare that i speak so highly of somebody. i can think of many top administration officials who are very good. michael froman will be another. he is very smart, he's very tough. he's the right person for the job as the united states begins to negotiate trade agreements with asia, the so-called t.p.p., as well as the trade agreement with the europeans. our economic future is -- is tied to -- to the economic growth tied to trade, and i strongly urge my colleagues to all vote for michael froman. give him a big, big vote so when he goes to geneva, when he goes to other parts of the world to negotiate trade agreements, h he -- the world knows that he has our strong support. michael froman's a great man and i hope very much he gets that vote where everybody votes for him. he's a good man. the presiding officer: who yields time? a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from massachusetts. mrs. warren: i agree with senator baucus that trade issues are powerfully import