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id="section-347761" class="longpage-section longpage-section-basic layout-right-media clearfix"> <div class="longpage-section-wrapper"> <a class="section-anchor" name="section-whats-at-stake"></a> <h2 class="section-title"><span class="star blue"><b> <span class="red">What’s At Stake</span> </span></b></span><br/><span class="h2-hack">Writing the Rules To Support American Jobs</span></h2> <div class="section-body"> <p> <link href="//maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.2.0/css/font-awesome.min.css" rel="stylesheet" /> </p> <div class="hr"> <div class="hear-president three"> <div class="video-wrapper"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/RN4pfxOtdxk?version=3&showinfo=0&hl=en_US" width="560"></iframe></div> <div class="video-caption"> <h6> Watch the President's Weekly Address on TPP</h6> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ8fZfKlF0A" target="_blank">Watch on YouTube </a></p> </div> </div> <div class="hear-president three"> <div class="video-wrapper"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/NOEPj3uPW38?version=3&showinfo=0&hl=en_US" width="560"></iframe></div> <div class="video-caption"> <h6> The President's Remarks on Trade</h6> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOEPj3uPW38" target="_blank">Watch on YouTube </a></p> </div> </div> <div class="hear-president three"> <div class="video-wrapper"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/09Gij5hKrxg?version=3&showinfo=0&hl=en_US" width="560"></iframe></div> <div class="video-caption"> <h6> TPP's Impact on the American People and Workers</h6> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09Gij5hKrxg" target="_blank">Watch on YouTube </a></p> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="whit"> America’s trade policy may seem remote and technical, but it has a significant impact on the strength of our economy and the lives of millions of Americans. If the businesses you buy from everyday also sell their products to customers abroad, they are more likely to expand and support jobs here at home.</div> <p>Why is that? Ninety-five percent of the world’s consumers live outside our borders. Our Made-in-America products and services are in demand, making American exports a vital pillar of our 21st century economy. In fact, exports played an indispensable role in America’s resurgence from the Great Recession.So, when the rules are fair, Americans can out-compete anyone in the world.</p>  <div class="thework twob"> <div class="image wrapper"> <img alt="Exporters pay their workers up to 18% more on average than other jobs. http://go.wh.gov/uV1K4F #MadeInAmerica" src="/sites/default/files/madeinamerica_0003_jobs.jpg" style="width:466px;" /></div> <div class="image-caption"> <p><a class="btn btn-white btn" href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?source=webclient&text=One%20reason%20why%20President%20Obama%27s%20trade%20deal%20means%20higher-paying%20jobs%20at%20home.%20%23MadeInAmerica%20http%3A%2F%2Fgo.wh.gov%2FvtiooT%20" target="_blank">Share on Twitter  </a></p> </div> </div> <div class="thework twob"> <div class="image wrapper"> <img alt="More exports = more jobs. U.S. exports supported 11.7 million American jobs in 2014. #LeadOnTrade" src="/sites/default/files/madeinamerica_0002_exports.jpg" style="width:466px;" /></div> <div class="image-caption"> <p><a class="btn btn-white btn" href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?source=webclient&text=President%20Obama’s%20trade%20deal%20expands%20%23MadeInAmerica%20exports%20abroad.%20Here’s%20why%20that’s%20important%3A%20http%3A%2F%2Fgo.wh.gov%2FbxQ4D2%20" target="_blank">Share on Twitter  </a></p> </div> </div> <div class="thework twob"> <div class="image wrapper"> <img alt="The President's trade deal illiminates over 18,000 taxes that various countries put on US goods and services. #MadeInAmerica" src="/sites/default/files/madeinamerica_0004_taxes.jpg" style="width:466px;" /></div> <div class="image-caption"> <p><a class="btn btn-white btn" href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?source=webclient&text=President%20Obama’s%20trade%20deal%20eliminates%20thousands%20of%20taxes%20on%20%23MadeInAmerica%20goods%20and%20services.%20http%3A%2F%2Fgo.wh.gov%2FLor42j%20" target="_blank">Share on Twitter  </a></p> </div> </div>  <div class="whit"> Last year, we broke the record in American exports for the fifth year in a row, selling $2.34 trillion in goods and services abroad. And here’s why that’s important: <strong>The more we sell abroad, the more higher-paying jobs we support here at home.</strong></div> <div class="whit"> And those jobs tend to pay Americans better, meaning companies that export pay up to 18% more than companies that don’t.</div> <div class="whit"> But right now, our current trade policy — the status quo — puts our workers and businesses at a disadvantage, with higher costs for American goods, more barriers to trade, and lower standards for workers and the environment abroad than we have at home.</div> <div class="whit"> That is why President Obama has concluded negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership and will now work with Congress to secure its passage into law. The TPP is a trade agreement with 11 other countries in the Asia-Pacific, including Canada and Mexico that will eliminate over 18,000 taxes various countries put on Made-in-America products.</div> <div class="whit"> <b>With the TPP, we can rewrite the rules of trade to benefit America’s middle class. Because if we don’t, competitors who don’t share our values, like China, will step in to fill that void.</b></div> <div class="whit"> That is why the President’s trade policy is the best tool we have to ensure that our workers, our businesses, and our values are shaping globalization and the 21st century economy, rather than getting left behind.</div> <p><a name="cherry"></a> <style type="text/css"> /* Header Area */ .masthead-wrap .longpage-intro { background-color:transparent; } .masthead { padding-top: 10px !important; background: transparent url('https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/dots_50percent.png') repeat 0 0; margin-bottom: -45px; min-height: 447px !Important; } .longpage-main h1.title { color: #fff; text-transform: capitalize; font-family: "HCo Whitney", HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue Light', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Nimbus Sans L', sans-serif; margin-top: 25px; } .masthead-header .subtitle p { max-width: 455px; font-family: "HCo Whitney", HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue Light', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Nimbus Sans L', sans-serif; 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That is why he fought for the high standards embodied in this trade agreement that will upgrade our existing agreements to reflect our American values.</div> <div class="whit">Under the TPP, tough, fully-enforceable standards will protect workers’ rights and the environment for the first time in history. Here’s what that means:</div>  <div style="width:100%;"> <div class="hear-president three"> <div class="image wrapper"> <img src="/sites/default/files/tpp_workers_rights_image.png" alt="President Obama listens to questions from workers at an event" style="width:100%;"><br/> </div> <div class="image-caption"> <h6> On Workers’ Rights:</h6> <ul> <li>A ban on child and forced labor</li> <li>A minimum wage</li> <li>A ban on workplace discrimination</li> <li>The right to form a union and bargain collectively</li> <li>Workplace safety standards</li> <li>Trade sanctions for violating labor rights</li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="hear-president three"> <div class="image wrapper"> <img src="/sites/default/files/tpp_environment_image2.png" alt="" style="width:100%;"><br/> </div> <div class="image-caption"> <h6> On the Environment: </h6> <ul> <li>Combat illegal wildlife trafficking</li> <li>Protect against overfishing</li> <li>Protect our oceans</li> <li>Combat illegal logging</li> <li>Trade sanctions for violating environmental protections</li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="hear-president three"> <div class="image wrapper"> <img src="/sites/default/files/tpp_progressive_image.png" alt="" style="width:100%;"><br/> </div> <div class="image-caption"> <h6> On Other Progressive Priorities:</h6> <ul> <li>Protect a free and open Internet</li> <li>Protect consumers from fraud and deception</li> <li>Require comprehensive anti-corruption and transparency measures</li> <li>Help simplify export rules for small businesses</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div>  <a name="ustr"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="section-347916" class="longpage-section longpage-section-basic layout-right-media clearfix"> <div class="longpage-section-wrapper"> <a class="section-anchor" name="section-"></a> <h2 class="section-title">in-between</h2> <div class="section-body"> <div class="TPPCard"> <div class="TPPCard-avatar"><a href="https://ustr.gov/tpp" target="blank" class="link avatar avatar--roundedRectangle" 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longpage-section-basic layout-right-media clearfix"> <div class="longpage-section-wrapper"> <a class="section-anchor" name="section-what-theyre-saying"></a> <h2 class="section-title"><span class="star"><b> <span class="red">What People Are Saying</span> </b></span><br/><span class="h2-hack">Here’s Who Supports the TPP and Why</span></h2> <div class="section-body"> <div class="whit">The TPP will have a profound impact on how we help small businesses expand, how we support online entrepreneurs who are just getting off the ground, how we promote gender equality for women, how we invest in the developing world, how we protect our most endangered species, and how we make great progress in the fight for human rights.</div> <div class="whit">Check out these stories to see how America’s trade policy is an important lever in bringing about real progress for our economy, our workers, and our values.</div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="section-347846" class="longpage-section longpage-section-engage clearfix"> <div class="longpage-section-wrapper"> <a class="section-anchor" name="section-"></a> <h2 class="section-title">What Experts and Leaders are Saying (Trade)</h2> <div id="nq-347846" class="engage-highlights clearfix"> <div class="engage-highlights-container"> <div class="highlight-pair"><div class="engage-highlights-row"><a href="/blog/2015/03/04/why-good-trade-deals-matter-business-mine" class="highlight-image"><img src="/sites/default/files/tout/tout_image/tpp_validator_nick_martin.png" alt="" title="" /></a><h5 class="highlight-title">Nick Martin, CoFounder of The Pro’s Closet</h5><div class="highlight-text"><a href="/blog/2015/03/04/why-good-trade-deals-matter-business-mine">“The Trans-Pacific Partnership is shaping up to be the most progressive trade deal the world has ever seen.”</a></div></div><div class="engage-highlights-row"><a href="/blog/2015/05/08/designing-trade-deal-small-business-mind" class="highlight-image"><img src="/sites/default/files/tout/tout_image/tpp_validator_tess_darrow2.png" alt="" title="" /></a><h5 class="highlight-title">Tess Darrow, CoFounder of Egg Press</h5><div class="highlight-text"><a href="/blog/2015/05/08/designing-trade-deal-small-business-mind">“I take pride in the fact that our products are all made by us in America, and am proud to be part of a rich history of American manufacturing.”</a></div></div></div><div class="highlight-pair"><div class="engage-highlights-row"><a href="/blog/2015/06/04/why-president-s-trade-deal-best-ingredient-empower-women-business" class="highlight-image"><img src="/sites/default/files/tout/tout_image/tpp_validator_diana_doukas.png" alt="" title="" /></a><h5 class="highlight-title">Diana Doukas, Director of the White House Business Council</h5><div class="highlight-text"><a href="/blog/2015/06/04/why-president-s-trade-deal-best-ingredient-empower-women-business">“Our trade policy is actually vital to empowering women entrepreneurs and workers, both here at home and abroad.”</a></div></div><div class="engage-highlights-row"><a href="/blog/2015/04/03/cup-tea-president-trade-oregon-stash-tea" class="highlight-image"><img src="/sites/default/files/tout/tout_image/tpp_validator_tom_lisicki.png" alt="" title="" /></a><h5 class="highlight-title">Tom Lisicki, President of Stash Tea Company</h5><div class="highlight-text"><a href="/blog/2015/04/03/cup-tea-president-trade-oregon-stash-tea">The President “understands the importance to the economy of exporting.”</a></div></div></div><div class="highlight-pair"><div class="engage-highlights-row"><a href="http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/trade-deal-offers-unprecedented-expansion-of-labor-rights-b99591903z1-331164341.html" class="highlight-image"><img src="/sites/default/files/tout/tout_image/tpp_validator_jim_doyle.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><h5 class="highlight-title">Jim Doyle, former Governor of Wisconsin</h5><div class="highlight-text"><a href="http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/trade-deal-offers-unprecedented-expansion-of-labor-rights-b99591903z1-331164341.html">“I fought to protect labor rights, both in and out of office. That's why I'm supporting this deal — it is an opportunity for an unprecedented expansion of labor rights to parts of the globe that need it most.”</a></div></div><div class="engage-highlights-row"><a href="http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/2015/10/09/Approve-the-trade-deal/stories/201510090138" class="highlight-image"><img src="/sites/default/files/tout/tout_image/tpp_validator_ed_rendell.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><h5 class="highlight-title">Ed Rendell, former Governor of Pennsylvania</h5><div class="highlight-text"><a href="http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/2015/10/09/Approve-the-trade-deal/stories/201510090138">“The TPP would build on the success that we saw in Pennsylvania on a national scale, supporting thousands of new jobs.”</a></div></div></div><div class="highlight-pair"><div class="engage-highlights-row"><a href="http://www.thenewstribune.com/opinion/op-ed/article38263455.html" class="highlight-image"><img src="/sites/default/files/tout/tout_image/tpp_validator_christine_gregoire.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><h5 class="highlight-title">Christine Gregoire, former Governor of Washington</h5><div class="highlight-text"><a href="http://www.thenewstribune.com/opinion/op-ed/article38263455.html">“At a time when the environmental challenges facing our planet have never been greater, the TPP promises to enact unprecedented safeguards for our natural resources and environment.”</a></div></div><div class="engage-highlights-row"><a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2015/10/23/dont-forget-the-national-security-case-for-tpp-trade-deal/" class="highlight-image"><img src="/sites/default/files/tout/tout_image/tpp_validator_samuel_locklear.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><h5 class="highlight-title">Admiral Samuel Locklear, Former Commander, Pacific Command</h5><div class="highlight-text"><a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2015/10/23/dont-forget-the-national-security-case-for-tpp-trade-deal/">"TPP is much more than a trade agreement. TPP establishes a rules-based economic order that will become the foundation for the world we want—a world governed by rule of law, transparent and predictable procedures and in a climate free of intimidation."</a></div></div></div><div class="highlight-pair"><div class="engage-highlights-row"><a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2015/10/23/dont-forget-the-national-security-case-for-tpp-trade-deal/" class="highlight-image"><img src="/sites/default/files/tout/tout_image/tpp_validator_john_hamre.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><h5 class="highlight-title">John Hamre, Former Deputy Secretary of Defense</h5><div class="highlight-text"><a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2015/10/23/dont-forget-the-national-security-case-for-tpp-trade-deal/">"TPP will strengthen America’s national security. Washington shouldn’t sight of this while we debate the narrow economic dimensions of the agreement."</a></div></div><div class="engage-highlights-row"><h5 class="highlight-title">World Wildlife Fund</h5><div class="highlight-text"><a href="http://www.worldwildlife.org/press-releases/wwf-statement-on-the-close-of-the-trans-pacific-partnership-negotiations">“No major trade agreement before this one has gone so far to address growing pressures on natural resources like overexploited fish, wildlife and forests.”</a></div></div></div><div class="highlight-pair"><div class="engage-highlights-row"><h5 class="highlight-title">The Nature Conservancy</h5><div class="highlight-text"><a href="/sites/default/files/docs/natureconservancytpp.pdf">“By embedding conservation commitments in the core text of the agreement and making them subject to the TPP’s dispute resolution mechanisms, the TPP provides new leverage to advance vital environmental objectives.”</a></div></div><div class="engage-highlights-row"><h5 class="highlight-title">World Animal Protection</h5><div class="highlight-text"><a href="http://www.worldanimalprotection.us.org/news/our-statement-trans-pacific-partnerships-environment-chapter">“It is our hope that these efforts to spur greater international action to protect wildlife through trade agreements will make a real difference.”</a></div></div></div><div class="highlight-pair"><div class="engage-highlights-row"><h5 class="highlight-title">Joint Ocean Commission Initiative</h5><div class="highlight-text"><a href="http://www.jointoceancommission.org/en/newsroom/Press_Release/2015-TPP_and_IUU.aspx">“This will help ensure that illegally harvested fish do not enter international commerce.”</a></div></div><div class="engage-highlights-row"><h5 class="highlight-title">National Small Business Association</h5><div class="highlight-text"><a href="http://www.nsba.biz/?p=10203">“The TPP appears to be a positive step for small firms, particularly the inclusion of a chapter dedicated solely to small- and medium-sized enterprises.”</a></div></div></div><div class="highlight-pair"><div class="engage-highlights-row"><h5 class="highlight-title">Wildlife Conservation Society</h5><div class="highlight-text"><a href="http://newsroom.wcs.org/NewsReleases/tabid/13614/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/8259/WCS-Statement-on-Trans-Pacific-Partnership-Trade-Agreement.aspx">It is “vital to stop the criminal trafficking in illegal wildlife (whether ivory or other products), and the TPP has tremendous potential to assist that effort.”</a></div></div><div class="engage-highlights-row"><h5 class="highlight-title">Defenders of Wildlife</h5><div class="highlight-text"><a href="http://www.defenders.org/press-release/defenders-hails-wildlife-protections-trans-pacific-partnership-agreement">The President’s trade agreement “is all the more historic because we are seeing the issue of wildlife trafficking discussed alongside environmental issues such as pollution and environmental subsidies on an international scale.”</a></div></div></div><div class="highlight-pair"><div class="engage-highlights-row"><h5 class="highlight-title">U.S. Conference of Mayors</h5><div class="highlight-text"><a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/statement-of-us-conference-of-mayors-president-baltimore-mayor-stephanie-rawlings-blake-on-announcement-of-trans-pacific-partnership-trade-deal-300154078.html">“Increased exports have driven nearly one-third of our economic recovery and will continue to be instrumental to our future economic growth.”</a></div></div><div class="engage-highlights-row"><h5 class="highlight-title">Former Democratic Governors</h5><div class="highlight-text"><a href="http://www.pcaj.org/news/2015/10/5/open-letter-from-former-governors-urges-fellow-democrats-to-support-the-trans-pacific-partnership">“This agreement will promote sustainable growth, support higher-quality, higher-paying jobs through new export opportunities, and establish strong and enforceable rules of engagement that will level the playing field for American workers.”</a></div></div></div><div class="highlight-pair"><div class="engage-highlights-row"><h5 class="highlight-title">Council on Foreign Relations</h5><div class="highlight-text"><a href="http://blogs.cfr.org/renewing-america/2015/10/05/the-tpp-agreement-big-things-are-still-possible/">“[T]he TPP deal has the potential to reshape an important part of the U.S. economy, strengthen American diplomacy, and launch a new generation of international economic cooperation.”</a></div></div><div class="engage-highlights-row"><h5 class="highlight-title">International Fund for Wildlife Welfare</h5><div class="highlight-text"><a href="https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/TPP%20Environment%20Letter.pdf">“TPP is a historic opportunity to advance the environmental agenda in a region of critical importance; 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