Political Quotes

“Renewing Trade Promotion Authority for the President is vitally important for small business exporters. Many will be surprised to learn that 97 percent of all U.S. exporters are small businesses and that 69 percent of all U.S. exporters employ less than 20 workers. In addition, the number of small business exporters has increased from 66,000 in 1987 to 224,000 in 1999. Lowering foreign trade barriers helps small business exporters more than large companies. While most large companies can either export or set up a factory overseas, most small business exporters have only one choice, and that is to export from America. There are many complicated issues that face small business exporters, such as streamlining foreign customs practice. Let us give the President the tools he needs to negotiate away these unfair trade barriers.”