Congress is actively engaged in budget discussions to fund our government for the 2018 fiscal year. And a broader debate about how the America should engage with global institutions is needed. The U.S. government and stakeholders now have a real opportunity to work toward concrete reforms at the global institutions we support.

Recent polling shows that most Americans believe in the important role of these international organizations that the United States helped create, such as the United Nations (UN) and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Manufacturers and voters agree that it is imperative for the United States to keep our seat at the table in all these organizations.