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Marco Rubio presidential campaign, 2016/International trade

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Marco Rubio suspended his presidential campaign on March 15, 2016.[1]


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  • In October 2015, Marco Rubio said he was “generally very much in favor free trade.” He added, “I explain to people all the time, the United States cannot get locked out of 95 percent of the world’s consumers.”[2]
  • In November 2015, Breitbart reported that, although Marco Rubio expressed his support for President Obama’s Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal multiple times, his position seemed to be changing. According to Breitbart, "[A]fter the Wall Street Journal listed Rubio as supporting the pact, a new paragraph suddenly appeared at the end of the piece stating that 'Mr. Rubio’s spokesman said that although he backed the bill granting Mr. Obama fast-track trade authority this summer, he has not decided whether to support TPP legislation.'" Rubio said he had "very positive" feelings about the trade deal, but he did not say whether he would vote in favor of the deal.[3]
  • On June 24, 2015, by a vote of 60-38, the Senate approved trade promotion authority (TPA) as part of HR 2146 - Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act. Rubio was one of two Republicans who did not vote on the bill.[4]
  • On May 22, 2015, the Senate passed HR 1314, which was used as a legislative vehicle for trade legislation with the titles "Trade Act of 2015" and the "Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015," by a vote of 62-37. The bill proposed giving the president trade promotion authority (TPA). The bill also included a statement of trade priorities and provisions for trade adjustment assistance. Rubio voted with 47 other Republican senators to approve the bill.[5][6]
  • In an April 29, 2015, op-ed in The Wall Street Journal, Rubio argued that the United States and Japan should form a strong alliance and work with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to finalize the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal. He wrote, "The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), discussed between President Obama and Prime Minister Abe this week, will further our strategic goals in Asia and increase prosperity at home. It will advance economic liberty and unleash free-market forces in the world’s most dynamic region. It will create the opportunity for emerging economies to become the next 'tigers' of Asia and enhance linkages between nations in the Western Hemisphere and East Asia. ...Concluding TPP will require the passage of Trade Promotion Authority by the Congress. Our foreign trading partners like Japan need to have confidence that American presidents can deliver on free trade. Once we pass Trade Promotion Authority we can finish negotiating a pact that will help build a network of Pacific economies based on competition, the rule of law and free markets."[7]
  • Rubio voted for free trade agreements with Panama and Korea in 2011.[8][9]

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  1. ↑ The New York Times, "Marco Rubio Suspends His Presidential Campaign," March 15, 2016
  2. ↑ The Hill, "Trade deal looms large for 2016," October 5, 2015
  3. ↑ Breitbart, "Marco Rubio Distances Himself from TPP as 'Pillar' of His Presidency," accessed November 13, 2015
  4. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 2146)," accessed September 7, 2015
  5. ↑ Congress.gov, "HR 1314," accessed May 25, 2015
  6. ↑ Senate.gov, "H.R. 1314 (Ensuring Tax Exempt Organizations the Right to Appeal Act)," accessed May 25, 2015
  7. ↑ The Wall Street Journal, "Asia Needs a Strong U.S.-Japan Alliance," accessed May 13, 2015
  8. ↑ Congress.gov, “H.R.3080,” accessed January 22, 2015
  9. ↑ Congress.gov, “H.R.3079,” accessed January 22, 2015
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