Rob Portman Quotes on Business & Commerce (9 Quotes)

Only days after we fully complied with a NAFTA decision, Canada responds by announcing huge new subsidies. Canada's actions illustrate what the United States has been saying all along the Canadian industry is the beneficiary of subsidies that create an un-level playing field to the detriment of the U.S. industry.

This agreement is a win-win situation for U. S. and EU winemakers, helping to establish predictable conditions for bilateral wine trade,

There is no need for our trading partners to be concerned, ... Trade will continue and harvest will move.

The study examines scenarios of less than full trade liberalization as well as full liberalization. In its less than full liberalization scenarios, the Carnegie study finds some developing countries may suffer net welfare losses. One reason welfare benefits are not larger is the gains from trade liberalization in services are not measured in this study. Also, the static rather than dynamic model in this study limits the measurement of net welfare gains because it does not include estimates of the economic growth effects of trade liberalization.

We hope to bring Colombia and Ecuador into this agreement as soon as they are ready so that no one misses out on the benefits of trade.

A ground-breaking result in agriculture is not in and of itself a sufficient outcome, ... There must also be complementary advances in trade in manufactured goods and services. The U. S. is ready to make tough decisions on agriculture but we cannot do it alone.

We have a situation where the European Union is not willing or able to reduce barriers to trade.

U.S. trade officials are working to make Hong Kong a success. The U.S. government is totally committed to Hong Kong.

We've been talking for four and a half years. Even if we didn't have the Trade Promotion Authority deadline, it's time to pull this round together.