U.S. Rep Gregory W. Meeks Statement on Final Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Agreement

U.S. Rep Gregory W. Meeks Statement on Final Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Agreement

NEW YORK, NY - Congressman Gregory Meeks released the following statement today regarding the finalization of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement:

“The announcement today of a Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement is an important and historic development. I commend the Obama Administration and Ambassador Froman in particular for his tireless effort to achieve a groundbreaking deal encompassing 40 percent of the global economy. Now Congress, the American people, and stakeholders will review the agreement. Throughout the negotiations I have advocated for the highest standards possible that reduce and eliminate barriers to U.S. goods and services. The TPP undertaking has represented a tremendous opportunity to set the rules of trade so that they are fair and beneficial to America’s workers and enterprises. In coming days and weeks I will carefully evaluate the TPP with those objectives in mind.”