Caterpillar exported $20 billion of goods in 2011, all by American hands and American workers, to all over the world. In order to do that, we have to create jobs in all those countries that we export to, to be able to sell there.

American workers are first rate.

The expenses of complying with Washington's torrent of mandates and regulatory overreach are costing American workers jobs and income growth.

The right to organize is a fundamental right for American workers.

We used to have food picked and used to have houses built and we used to have chicken properly processed and it was Americans that did it. If we are going to continue to utilize those goods, then what's going to have to happen is that the employers are going to have to elevate the wages in order to attract American workers to do those jobs.

Trade can really be good for American workers and American businesses.