I think, provides us a unique opportunity to have market access for all American exporters in what is going to be, by the estimates of all economists, the major center for economic growth over the next ten to 15 years, and that is the entire Asia-Pacific region.
Discussing the economic potential of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
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the President set a goal for us to double America's exports over the next five years with the inherent understanding that it could create up to two million additional jobs in the United States.
I would remind the Committee, 97 percent of U.S. exporters are what we define as small businesses.
The good news is, most countries in the world would welcome the opportunity to have an FTA, a BIT, or a TIFA with the United States.
The credibility we gained by the strong vote in this Congress on the three FTAs sort of answered the questions from some of our negotiating partners.