[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9653]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               HOLDING THE PRESIDENT ACCOUNTABLE ON TRADE

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, last week, the House approved part of a 
legislative package on trade promotion authority, or TPA.
  There have been many mischaracterizations of what TPA is. Every day I 
hear from constituents who want me to hold President Obama accountable. 
Well, TPA does just that by providing accountability to the President's 
trade negotiation efforts through enhanced congressional oversight and 
additional transparency. The allegations that TPA is something for 
President Obama is false.
  It is important to recognize that more than 95 percent of the world's 
customers live beyond U.S. borders, and 1.2 million jobs in North 
Carolina rely on trade with them. Trade-related employment in North 
Carolina grew 3.8 times faster than total State employment from 2004 to 
2013.
  While I heard many different perspectives on TPA from my 
constituents, the argument from North Carolina families, farmers, and 
employers that negotiating these trade agreements is in the economic 
best interest of our State was a deciding factor for my vote in favor 
of TPA.

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