48 U.S. Associations Push for Further Liberalization Across Sectors in TPP Negotiations
48 associations submitted a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Mike Froman on July 23 that emphasized the importance of “further trade liberalization” in Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations, a press release said. Signatories representing small to large domestic enterprises in every major industry said that liberalization was needed both at home and abroad. The associations also said that further liberalization was needed across sectors like textiles and apparel, sugar, and footwear “that continue to receive relatively substantial protection from import competition compared to most other sectors.”
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Calman Cohen, President of the Emergency Committee for American Trade, said further trade liberalization for all sectors and products would maximize potential TPP benefits for businesses, workers and consumers from the 12 current negotiating countries.