Obama’s Commerce Secretary: ‘I Don’t Understand’ Hillary Clinton’s Reversal on TPP

‘I think it is the gold standard’

PRITZKER: "I don't understand that conclusion because frankly having looked at this agreement, studied in agreement, I think it is the gold standard.  It is the toughest trade agreement out there in the world. Can you pick holes in the agreement? Of course. Any negotiation there's a give and take. But frankly the idea that 12 countries have come together and said we're going to lower tariffs, we're going to raise labor standards, we're going to make it -- you know, one of the fastest growing service export in the United States are our digital products. Think of our leadership in the world. TPP creates an absolute level playing field for American companies around the world."

 

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