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Chris Christie on Free Trade

 

 


Supports free trade, but distrusts Obama's TPP agreement

Q: You've come out against the president's trade agreement that would eliminate 18,000 tariffs on US exports. Why isn't that a good thing?

CHRISTIE: I don't trust this president to negotiate any deal.Λ™And that's what my answer was, to say I don't trust this president negotiating a deal. I wouldn't let this president buy me a car, that's how bad a negotiator he is. So, I will not support TPP as negotiated by this president, because I'm convinced it will be just as bad as the Iranian nuclear deal.

Source: Fox News Sunday 2015 Coverage of 2016 presidential hopefuls , Nov 8, 2015

Trade mission to Mexico doubles as foreign policy tour

As he weighs a run for the presidency at a moment of spiraling global mayhem, Christie's trip to Mexico this week is taking on a sudden urgency: intended as a trade mission, it will double as a chance to demonstrate a level of acumen and adroitness on foreign policy that has so far eluded him.

The pillars of the Christie worldview, as gleaned from about a dozen speeches and public appearances, tend to rise from a simple observation: A high-functioning America at home, liberated from partisan dysfunction, exerts greater influence abroad. "What we say and what we do here at home affects how others see us and in turn affects what it is they say and do," Christie said in 2011.

Source: N. Y. Times 2014 coverage of 2016 presidential hopefuls , Sep 2, 2014

Jersey to Jerusalem Trade Mission: led delegation to Israel

Governor Chris Christie's "Jersey Comeback Tour" moves overseas next week, as the Governor and his family travel to Israel and Jordan for a trip being billed as a trade mission.

Christie's Middle East trip will start in Israel on Sunday with a stay until Thursday. That leg of the trip is being called the "Jersey to Jerusalem Trade Mission: Economic Growth, Diplomacy, Observance." From there, the Governor and his family visit the country of Jordan from Thursday until Easter Sunday.

In addition to family members, the Governor is being accompanied by staff and a delegation of representatives from New Jersey's business and Jewish communities. The goal, according to a release from the Governor's Office, is to strengthen the state's economic and diplomatic relationships with other nations.

Source: Matthew White in Newark Star-Ledger reported on NJ 101.5 , Mar 29, 2012

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