Rick Perry presidential campaign, 2016/International trade
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 Rick Perry |
Governor of Texas (2000-2015) Lieutenant Governor of Texas (1998-2000) Texas Agriculture Commissioner (1990 - 1998) Texas House of Representatives (1984-1990) |
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- Rick Perry's spokesman Travis Considine addressed Perry's opinion about the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal in the following statement emailed to Breitbart: "Through Gov. Perry’s leadership, Texas has been the largest exporting state in the country for the past 13 years in a row. Gov. Perry has always supported free trade and its positive impact on economic growth and job creation. He believes America can achieve robust economic growth and job creation, similar to what has occurred in Texas, with trade agreements like the Trans Pacific Partnership."[2]
- According to a white paper published by the Club for Growth in 2011, Rick Perry called NAFTA "the largest job stimulus packet to come along this decade."[3]
- Perry expressed concern that the country's trade policies were not effective during a 2011 radio interview with Laura Ingraham. Perry explained, "I don't think our trade policies have been working for years, frankly, from the standpoint of being in the best interest of our families. Do we need to trade? Absolutely. Am I a free trader? Yes. But I'm a fair trader. Just because we pass a free trade agreement with a country doesn't mean we need to put ourselves at a competitive disadvantage to make their diplomatic people smile at us. I mean we need to be tough traders."[4]
- Perry advocated for free trade with China and India in his 2010 book, Fed Up!: Our Fight to Save America from Washington.[5]
- In a 2007 speech at the League of United Latin American Citizens National Convention, Perry stated that his office was committed to removing obstacles to free trade with Mexico. This undertaking included holding community discussions to ensure the US-VISIT program, designed to increase border security by collecting arrival, departure and biometric data of travelers, had minimal impact on trade.[6][7]
- In 2003 and 2005, Perry authored letters to the United States Trade Representative "to offer access to the Texas State government procurement market" in trade agreements being negotiated with several Central American countries.[8][9]
- During a 2001 speech at the U.S.-Mexico Border Summit, Perry commented on the importance of free trade to the economic relationship between Texas and Mexico. Perry encouraged a freer flow of commerce across the border, saying, "It is a matter of economic fact that free trade lifts the tide for all the boats in the harbor. U.S. trade with Mexico has increased by 500% since 1994. Exports and imports between Texas and Mexico now exceed $100 billion dollars annually. Thousands of jobs have been created for Texas and Mexican workers, confirming the indisputable fact that trade with Mexico is big business for Texas. The fruits of NAFTA have just begun to ripen. At the same time, we must not allow the roots of the tree to become poisoned. The NAFTA agreement not only signaled a new era of economic possibility, but a new era of bi-national cooperation. That is why it is wrong, and inherently detrimental to our relationship with Mexico for the U.S. Congress to pursue a protectionist policy that forbids Mexican trucks from U.S. roadways. It is bad public policy, and it violates the terms of the NAFTA agreement we agreed to."[10][11]
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Footnotes
- ↑ CNN, "Rick Perry launches comeback White House bid," June 4, 2015
- ↑ Breitbart.com, "Rick Perry Comes Out in Favor of Obama Trade Deal," accessed May 13, 2015
- ↑ Club for Growth, "2012 Presidential White Paper #10 - Texas Governor Rick Perry," September 23, 2011
- ↑ Weekly Standard, "Perry Criticizes Romneycare and U.S. Trade Policy," August 25, 2011
- ↑ Perry, Rick. (2010). Fed Up!: Our Fight to Save America from Washington. New York, NY: Little, Brown and Company. (page 172)
- ↑ Office of the Governor Rick Perry, “Gov. Rick Perry: Free Trade, Job Creation and Education Are Key to Texas' Future," accessed June 4, 2015
- ↑ DHS.gov, "Office of Biometric Identity Management," accessed June 4, 2015
- ↑ Public Citizen, "Letter from Rick Perry to United States Trade Representative," November 21, 2003
- ↑ Public Citizen, "Letter from Rick Perry to United States Trade Representative," January 11, 2005
- ↑ Office of the Governor Rick Perry, "Gov. Rick Perry's Remarks to the Border Summit," accessed June 4, 2015
- ↑ University of Texas-Pan American, "UTPA to host prestigious U.S.-Mexico Border Summit Aug. 22-24," June 27, 2001
