04/16/2013
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"This legislation also provided important updates to the traditional TPA framework, including with respect to priority negotiating issues."
"That leadership is apparent in our work during the last year to advance the Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP."
"We need concrete, predictable and unilaterally--that is a whole new world--unilaterally enforceable mechanisms in place to show the world that we are going to protect our workers and our economy."
"I will be sorely disappointed if it devolves into yet another back-and-forth from each side trying to score political points rather than seeking solutions to the problems ailing our economy."