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Rick Santorum presidential campaign, 2016/International trade

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Rick Santorum announced his presidential run on May 27, 2015.[1]


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  • At the fourth Republican primary debate on November 10, 2015, Rick Santorum said he supported the Export-Import Bank. He said "I'm one of the few people up here who actually believes that we need a level playing field when it comes to manufacturing. That means a good tax code, a good regulatory environment, low energy prices, better opportunities for workers to get training, and, also, I'm -- a supporter of the EXIM bank. Everybody else on this stage, everybody else, I think, in the entire field, is opposed to it... [T]he EXIM bank...means jobs for American workers here in America."[2]
  • During an interview at the 2015 South Carolina Freedom Summit with Bloomberg’s Mark Halperin, Rick Santorum expressed his support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal but agued that Congress should wait for the next presidential administration to take office before moving forward with the deal. Santorum said, "I’ve always supported fast-track authority. In fact I don't know of a time when I voted against it. It's hard to vote for fast track authority for a president who is untrustworthy. And he (Obama) has not proven to be forthright in negotiating anything he's ever negotiated. It's really hard given what we're seeing now with the secretive nature of how the president is behaving on this deal. ...I would say let's put this off until the next administration, until we actually have a president who has some trust built up it Washington. This is a treaty we should do. I am for a treaty. I just don't think this president will accomplish what we want."[3]
  • Santorum voted for free trade agreements with Oman in 2006 and Chile and Singapore in 2003.[4][5]
  • Santorum voted for H.R.3045 - the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act in 2005.[6][7]
  • According to Bloomberg, "In 2002, he supported President George W. Bush’s decision to impose tariffs on imported steel. In 1999, he was one of 42 senators who voted in effect for a bill he co-wrote that would have restricted imports of foreign steel."[8]
  • In 1993, Santorum voted against H.R.3450 - the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act.[9]

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  1. ↑ The Wall Street Journal, "Rick Santorum to Launch Second White House Bid," May 27, 2015
  2. ↑ The Washington Post, "Transcript: Fox Business undercard GOP debate," November 10, 2015
  3. ↑ Bloomberg, "Rick Santorum: I’ve Always Supported Fast-Track Authority," accessed May 14, 2015
  4. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.2739," accessed January 22, 2015
  5. ↑ Congress.gov, "S.3569,” accessed January 22, 2015
  6. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.3045," accessed January 22, 2015
  7. ↑ American Enterprise Institute, "Is Santorum a protectionist? Is Romney?" January 5, 2012
  8. ↑ Bloomberg, "Santorum Pro-Labor Votes Lurk as Rivals Attack Early on Earmarks," January 4, 2012
  9. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.3450," accessed March 16, 2015
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