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John Kerry

YvonneCa

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8. I just watched. I agree TPP is not...

Reply to MBS (Reply #7)

Tue Apr 12, 2016, 02:12 PM

Apr 2016

...popular here. I think he did a good job of making the case that..long term..it is correct policy. He also made clear that he understands the shorter term challenges it may impose on labor. I think that is where the difficulty lies.
I do agree that globalization is not a choice, it is here. The choice is how best to use the challenges it brings for the long term benefit of our country.
A very good speech. Quite the contrast with Trump's on the USS Iowa..my dad's old ship here in California.

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Saw this on my local news... [View all] YvonneCa Apr 2016 OP

Thanks! MBS Apr 2016 #1

Doesn't seem like he ever... YvonneCa Apr 2016 #2

yes, on a mission! MBS Apr 2016 #3

Here's the link to... YvonneCa Apr 2016 #4

Thanks! and here's the state.gov link. . MBS Apr 2016 #5

Thanks, MBS. I'm really looking forward... YvonneCa Apr 2016 #6

agree with you about this year's crop of presidential candidates. MBS Apr 2016 #7

I just watched. I agree TPP is not... YvonneCa Apr 2016 #8

Completely agree with you and MBS karynnj Apr 2016 #9

Very astute, thanks. MBS Apr 2016 #10

I think that this is the best defense of the deal that I have read karynnj Apr 2016 #11

I am persuaded in large part because of my MBS Apr 2016 #12

Sec. Kerry's post on this speech: MBS Apr 2016 #13

Excellent statement - though I assume that even if it got coverage, it would go far over most heads karynnj Apr 2016 #14

"explaining this complex issue seriously, without pandering" MBS Apr 2016 #15

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