Froman, Pritzker Team Up to Push Trade Agenda
U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman and Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker championed Trade Promotion Authority and the broad U.S. trade agenda in a CNN op-ed on Feb. 9 (here). Froman has spoken publicly on several occasions recently as the administration ratchets…
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up support for Trade Promotion Authority. The Trans-Pacific Partnership and other trade initiatives allow the U.S. to create standards in global trade, as opposed to allowing other global powers to do so, said the op-ed, adding that TPP labor and environmental regulations will be stronger than any other trade pact. “In recent years, countries in the Asia-Pacific have struck over 200 trade agreements, while U.S. companies and workers have largely missed out,” said the op-ed. “China has been extremely active, and we cannot afford to sit on the sidelines.”