When it is fair, American workers can compete and win. I cannot support the TPP in its current form because it doesn't provide that level playing field.
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We have to bake labor provisions into the core of an agreement. TPP would do that. Under NAFTA, countries had to simply promise to uphold the laws of their own nations.
TPP is a job killer.
I see all four presidential candidates, the leading four, Cruz and Trump and Sanders and Clinton, all oppose TPP.
American workers won't be able to compete fairly for jobs until companies have to pay higher wages in countries like China and India.
America's competitive advantage lies in its human talent. All of us should be doing everything we can to cultivate and develop our work force.
I think that the level playing field is so unlevel - it is tilted so much in favor of Chinese companies - that it's time for the United States to do a little bit more, see.
Failure to pass TPP sends a big signal. The United States is backing off, backing away. That will create a huge void here.
One of the great dilemmas for America will be that American companies will do very well while American workers might not.
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.
We must update our country's workplace policies to remain competitive against other developed countries.
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