2016 Vice Presidential prospects: on Free Trade
Mike Pence:
Supports TPP and trade agreements with Pacific Rim and China
Before he became Trump's vice-presidential nominee, Mike Pence supported every free-trade agreement that came before him. That record puts him squarely at odds with Trump on one of the signature issues of the businessman's presidential campaign.-
Pence backed trade agreements with Colombia, South Korea, Panama, Peru, Oman, Chile and Singapore during his House tenure from 2001 through 2012.
- He voted to keep the US in the World Trade Organization and to maintain permanent normal trade relations
with China, the country Trump repeatedly criticizes for unfair trade practices.
- Pence also has publicly supported the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement of Pacific Rim nations, which Trump opposes and has likened to rape.
Pence wrote, "Reducing tariffs and other trade barriers is something that Congress must do. I encourage your support for any trade-related measures when they are brought before the Congress."
Source: Washington Post, "Huge supporter," on 2016 Veepstakes
Jul 14, 2016
Elizabeth Warren:
Strong export economy means influence around the world
Our economic power at home is linked to our strength around the world. A strong economy at home enables us to have the best-trained and most advanced military in the world--and the standing in the world such that we don't always need to use it.
A strong economy at home enables us to export goods to foreign customers. A strong economy at home gives us influence over events occurring all around the world. And a strong economy at home enables us to spread the values of democracy and human rights.
We are one of the most powerful countries in the history of the world precisely because we are one of the strongest economies in the history of the world.
As a Senator, I will never forget the link between our economic power and our global power, and I will fight to make sure we build a strong economy, so we can remain a powerful force for good around the world.
Source: 2016 Veepstakes: campaign website ElizabethWarren.com
Jul 2, 2016
Tim Kaine:
Global trade is a reality; need more good trade deals
[On free trade, Kaine says], "But the fact remains--Virginia is a global gateway, and that status is important to me as Congress debates whether to give the president the tools to negotiate more trade deals to cement American leadership in a global
economy. Global trade is a reality. The question is whether the U.S. wants to write the rules for trade or suffer under rules written by others." (Sen. Tim Kaine, "Kaine: Virginia Is A Global Gateway," Richmond Times-Dispatch, 5/18/15)
Source: 2016 Veepstakes: DailyKos, "Free Trade and Tim Kaine"
Apr 26, 2016
Tim Kaine:
Pass TPP and create true free trade for U.S.
Kaine joined a bipartisan group of 11 senators to write a letter to the TPP negotiators on Jan. 15, 2014: "We are concerned about Canada's program that severely limits US chicken exports. Despite ratification of NAFTA, Canada has continued to impose
restrictions on imports of US chicken products. We urge you to work to address this long-standing, unjustified issue during the TPP negotiations, and to fully engage the other eleven participating countries to create true free trade for U.S. poultry."
Source: 2016 Veepstakes: DailyKos, "Free Trade and Tim Kaine"
Apr 26, 2016
Elizabeth Warren:
Key is fair, enforceable agreements that protect workers
6/23/2015
Tariffs today are generally low. As a result, modern trade agreements are less about reducing tariffs and more about writing new rules for everything from labor, health, and environmental standards to food safety, prescription drug access, and copyright
Source: Boston Globe 2016 Veepstakes: Warren OpEd
Jun 23, 2015
Elizabeth Warren:
Against a Pacific Trade Deal that only works for rich
Warren and the progressive left, scarred by trade deals past like the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, have launched a vocal fight against granting the president so-called "fast-track" authority to negotiate a 12-country Pacific trade
deal. "Are you ready to fight? No more secret deals. No more special deals for multi-national corporations. Are you ready to fight? Are you ready to fight any more deals that say we're going to help the rich get richer and leave everyone else behind?"
Source: National Public Radio on 2016 Veepstakes
Apr 22, 2015
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