Xavier Becerra: “I will stand here today in support of this agreement, but with some trepidation. First, I have to say that Chile and…”

“I will stand here today in support of this agreement, but with some trepidation. First, I have to say that Chile and Singapore perhaps represent the type of country that we would like to extend these free trade agreements to, the opportunity to have these accords with us. Chile and Singapore have both proven that they are advancing countries, they have both demonstrated a respect for their laws and enforcement of their laws; and in regards to Chile in particular, it is a country within Latin America that has over the years demonstrated that it is ready to be a full-fledged partner of the United States when it comes to international commerce. Quite honestly, we would have had a great standard to work with in negotiating an accord on trade with Chile and Singapore if we had looked at the model that had just come through this House within the past year and that was the trade agreement with Jordan.”