Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I thank our witnesses very much for being here with us today.
In terms of the Colombian economy, one of the challenges Colombia has faced after 40 years of civil war is the reliance on the narco-economy. Do you see legitimate trade as having the potential benefit of giving Colombians the real and sustainable opportunities that can help wean them off that narco-economy, which has sustained a conflict that's become less about ideology and more about drugs?
Secondly, as you referenced, these labour and environment agreements are, according to our own public servants but also international negotiators with whom I've communicated, the most robust that we have signed as a country with any other country, but also the most robust of any agreements between any countries in the world. Given that we already have a trading relationship with Colombia, do you see any way that this new rules-based agreement can do anything but improve labour standards and environmental conditions?
There are arguments that somehow this deal can diminish labour standards or diminish environmental standards. Do you see any way that is conceivable, given that they are as robust as they are and given that we already have a trade relationship now without these rules?