“What I keep telling people is, getting trade agreements that are good for America is good for everybody.” PeopleAmericaTradeAgreementTrade Agreements Author:Paul Ryan
“That means we get other countries to play by our rules. You add up all the countries that we have trade agreements with, we have a surplus with them. You add up the countries we do not have a trade agreement with, that`s where a massive trade deficit comes from. So our goal is to get free trade agreements, and that means we get other countries to play and live by our rules so we can level the playing field.” MeanCountryPlayGoalLevelsFieldsTradeAddAgreementLive ByMassiveOther CountriesDeficitFree TradeSurplusPlaying FieldsTrade Agreements Author:Paul Ryan
“We want to have trade agreements that give us a level playing field, get other countries to respect the rule of law, intellectual property rights, lower their taxes to our barriers, that`s good for us, and that is something that I do believe that President [Donald] Trump agrees with.” WantGivingBelieveCountryLawPresidentLevelsRightsFieldsTrumpTaxesIntellectualAgreeTradePropertyBarriersAgreementOther CountriesRule Of LawProperty RightsPlaying FieldsIntellectual PropertyTrade AgreementsLevel Playing Field Author:Paul Ryan
“I`ve said this when I pass the trade promotion authority law, which allows us to get trade agreements. If we write the rules of the global economy, we will succeed in the 21st century. But we have to write those rules, we have to engage, and I think the president [Donald Trump] said Trans-Pacific Partnership is not the way to do it.” IfsThinkingWayWritingSaidLawPresidentEconomyCenturyTrumpSucceedAuthorityTradeAgreementPartnership21st CenturyPromotionTransPacificGlobal EconomyTrade Agreements Author:Paul Ryan
“I think Canadians, by and large, during the American election, every time Donald Trump talked about NAFTA, we felt that he was talking about Mexico. Now, if Donald Trump tears up NAFTA, there is still a Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement. And we all assume that we will revert back to that agreement, which is essentially the same as NAFTA except Mexico is no longer at the table. I think, you know, that is what we are hoping for.” IfsThinkingKnowsStillsFeltTalkingTearsTrumpElectionTablesTradeAssumingCanadaAgreementMexicoFree TradeTrade AgreementsNaftaAmerican Elections Author:Rick Mercer
“I hate to say it but I think it has become very obvious that our system for devising trade agreements, so very important to this country's functioning around the world, has not only broken, but it has broken completely.” ThinkingWorldImportantCountryHateBrokenI HateTradeObviousAround The WorldAgreementTrade AgreementsDevising Author:Xavier Becerra
“If we are to garner sustained U.S. domestic support for future trade agreements, we have to make sure those Americans who have suffered as a consequence of past agreements have an effective social safety net, adjustment assistance, opportunities for retraining and new job creation that enables all Americans to thrive.” IfsJobsPastOpportunitySocialSupportCreationConsequenceSafetyTradeThriveAgreementAssistanceAdjustmentNew JobSafety NetJob CreationTrade Agreements Author:Susan Rice
“Third, we will make trade work for America by forging new trade agreements. And when nations cheat in trade, there will be unmistakable consequences.” AmericaNationsConsequenceThirdsTradeAgreementCheatForgingTrade Agreements Author:Mitt Romney
“Because of the Korean free trade agreement, South Koreans who want Oregon blueberries are gonna see their prices go down because we will be getting rid of a 45 percent tariff on this Oregon product.” WantProductsPercentTradeSouthAgreementKoreanFree TradeOregonTariffsTrade AgreementsBlueberries Author:Ron Wyden
“The progressive movement against the war of occupation in Iraq is a reason for hope, as is resistance to free trade agreements in Latin America. Those are moments that we have to celebrate: that people still find the resolve and energy to resist” PeopleStillsWarReasonMomentsAmericaEnergyMovementTradeIraqResistanceCelebrateAgreementResolveLatinProgressiveOccupationLatin AmericaFree TradeTrade AgreementsProgressive Movement Author:Danny Glover
“The trade agreement which I had the privilege of signing with your Prime Minister last autumn is tangible evidence of the desire of the people of both countries to practice what they preach when they speak of the good neighbor. In the solution of the grave problems that face the world today, frank dealing, cooperation and a spirit of give and take between nations is more important than ever before.” PeopleWorldGivingImportantCountryProblemTodayLastsFacesSpiritDesireSpeakNationsPracticeSolutionsEvidenceTradePrivilegeNeighborGravesMinistersPresidentialAgreementAutumnPrimeCooperationFrankPrime MinisterTangibleWorld TodaySigningGive And TakeTrade AgreementsGood Neighbor Author:Franklin D. Roosevelt
“Unfair trade agreements, passed by both Republicans and Democrats, have sent millions of jobs to other countries. We need to stop this hemorrhaging and find ways for American workers to compete in the new market.” WayNeedsCountryJobsMillionsRepublicanTradeDemocratWorkersAgreementOther CountriesUnfairAmerican WorkersTrade AgreementsFair Trade Author:Russ Feingold
“What is gained by debt relief and aid can be lost if we don't get a proper trade agreement in Hong Kong.” IfsLostTradeDebtAidsReliefAgreementHong KongTrade Agreements Author:Gordon Brown
“We must work to repeal trade agreements that impede access to affordable generic drugs. We must work to cause the IMF and the World Bank to reduce and eventually eliminate the debt that takes poor nations' resources away from crises like AIDS. We must focus America's leadership on addressing and ending this epidemic.” WorldAmericaNationsCausesPoorFocusDrugResourcesCrisisTradeDebtAidsAccessAgreementAffordableEpidemicsGenericTrade AgreementsImfWorld BankPoor Nations Author:Dennis Kucinich
“The message is NAFTA (the North American Free Trade Agreement) is there. NAFTA has helped both our countries enormously. We live up to the terms of NAFTA. We ask you, our best friend and most important trading partner to do the same thing.” ImportantCountryAsksTermMessagesTradePartnersOur CountryAgreementTradingFree TradeTrade AgreementsNaftaTrading Partners Author:Anne McLellan
“Proponents of the Central America Free Trade Agreement have conveniently ignored this fundamental fact: the effect of trade on incomes in Central America and how to alleviate the adverse consequences of trade liberalization on the poor.” FactsAmericaPoorEffectsConsequenceFundamentalsTradeIncomeAgreementIgnoredFree TradeAdverseAlleviateTrade AgreementsCentral America Author:Stephen F. Lynch
“Washington is a place where people have always been suspect of style and overt sexuality. Too much preening signals that you're not up late studying cap-and-trade agreements.” PeopleStudyToo MuchStyleLateTradeSexualityAgreementSuspectsSignalsCapsTrade Agreements Author:Maureen Dowd
“Now then, if we were to go the lowest road and plaster my face on the bottle of oil and vinegar dressing just to line our pockets, it would sink. But to go the low road to get to the high road- shameless exploitation for charity, for the common good- now that's an idea worth the hustle, a reciprocal trade agreement.” IfsGivingIdeasFacesLinesCommonLowsTradeCharityOilPocketsAgreementBottlesExploitationLowestDressingsGiving BackHustleCommon GoodShamelessReciprocalVinegarHigh RoadTrade AgreementsPlastersOil And Vinegar Author:Paul Newman
“I am a firm believer in free but fair trade. However the United States should not be on the losing end of trade agreements that are not enforced. It is time that we make China play fairly.” ShouldEndsStatesPlayUnitedUnited StatesLosingFairsTradeChinaBelieverFirmAgreementTrade AgreementsFair Trade Author:Elizabeth Dole