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Trading Positions
CLINTON HAS REPEATEDLY FLIP-FLOPPED ON TRADE DEALS, CAMPAIGNING
AGAINST THEM BEFORE SUPPORTING THEM ONCE IN OFFICE
Politico Magazines Bill Scher: In 2016, Clinton Is Simply Doing What Every Democratic
Presidential Nominee Has Done On Trade For The Past Three Decades: Campaign One Way,
Govern Another. While Hillary Clinton is probably lying about her newfound opposition to President
Barack Obamas trade deal, that doesnt tell us much about her character. She is simply doing what every
Democratic presidential nominee has done on trade for the past three decades: campaign one way,
govern another. (Bill Scher, Hillarys Free Trade Fake-Out, Politico Magazine, 10/8/15)

Clinton Supported The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) As Secretary Of State, But Now
Campaigns Against The Deal
IN OFFICE: As Secretary Of State, Clinton Took "A Leading Part In Drafting The Trans-Pacific
Partnership." "She's pressed the case for U.S. business in Cambodia, Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, and
other countries in China's shadow. She's also taken a leading part in drafting the Trans-Pacific
Partnership, a free trade pact that would give U.S. companies a leg up on their Chinese competitors."
(Elizabeth Dwoskin and Indira Laksmanan, "How Hillary Clinton Created A U.S. Business-Promotion Machine," Bloomberg, 1/10/13)

As Secretary Of State In November 2012, Clinton Called TPP The Gold Standard In Trade
Agreements, Saying It Includes Strong Protections For Workers. CLINTON: So it's fair to
say that our economies are entwined, and we need to keep upping our game both bilaterally and
with partners across the region through agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership or TPP.
Australia is a critical partner. This TPP sets the gold standard in trade agreements to open free,
transparent, fair trade, the kind of environment that has the rule of law and a level playing field.
And when negotiated, this agreement will cover 40 percent of the world's total trade and build in
strong protections for workers and the environment. (Hillary Clinton, Remarks At Techport Australia, Adelaide, South
Australia, 11/15/12)

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CAMPAIGNING: After Clinton Announced Her Presidential Run In 2015, Clinton Publicly Said She
Was Opposed To The TPP. After months of delicately avoiding expressing an opinion on the
controversial trade deal, Mrs. Clinton said the agreement in its current form did not meet her high bar for
protecting American workers, the environment and advancing national security But while Mrs.
Clintons opposition to the trade pact could do much to appease Democratic voters and labor unions that
have seized on the deal as a symbol for the perils of globalization, her decision to repudiate a major
legislative goal of Mr. Obamas one she initially supported carries significant political risks. (Amy
Chozick, Hillary Clinton Opposes Obamas Trade-Pacific Trade Deal, The New York Times, 10/7/15)

IN OFFICE: Clinton Already Let It Slip That She Would Be Open To Flip-Flopping On TPP As
President If Changes Were Made To The Trade Deal. MODERATOR: So youre evolving on the
issue? CLINTON: No, I am against it now, but well see whether there is any kind of significant changes. I
mean look if the congress tomorrow adopted my entire you know working wage agenda Id be pretty
excited about that, but I think that will have to wait til Im actually there as President. (Hillary Clinton, Remarks
At The Hispanic Chamber Of Commerce, 10/15/15)

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Clinton Backed The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) As First Lady And
Secretary Of State, While Campaigning Against It In Presidential Runs
IN OFFICE: At A Union Event In 1996, Then First-Lady Clinton Told Workers That I Think That
NAFTA Is Proving Its Worth. CLINTON: Oh I think that, everybody is in favor of free and fair trade, and
I think that NAFTA is proving its worth. (First Lady Hillary Clinton, Remarks At An Event For The Union Of Needle Trades, Industrial, And
Textile Employees (UNITE), New York, NY, 3/6/96)


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CAMPAIGNING: Once Running For President In August 2007, Clinton Claimed That For Many
Years She Had Said NAFTA And The Way Its Been Implemented Has Hurt A Lot Of American
Workers. QUESTION: Lets move on to another important topic for this audience in particular, the
subject of trade. Senator Edwards had touched on this, Senator Clinton. Over the weekend, this past
weekend, you expressed some disappointment that NAFTA, in your words, did not realize the benefits
that it was promised it promised, rather. How would you fix it? CLINTON: Well, I had said that for
many years, that, you know, NAFTA and the way its been implemented has hurt a lot of American
workers. In fact, I did a study in New York looking at the impact of NAFTA on business people, workers
and farmers who couldnt get their products into Canada despite NAFTA. So, clearly we have to have a
broad reform in how we approach trade. NAFTAs a piece of it, but its not the only piece of it. (Sen. Hillary
Clinton, Remarks At The AFL-CIO Presidential Candidates Forum, Chicago, IL, 8/7/07)

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After Promoting Her Husband's Trade Agenda For Years And Lobbying For The Passage Of
NAFTA, Clinton Moved Away From Her Husband's Policies During Her 2008
Campaign. "Clinton promoted her husband's trade agenda for years, and friends say that she is a
free-trader at heart. 'The simple fact is, nations with free-market systems do better,' she said in a
1997 speech. Now, she is moving away from her husband's policies by opposing a trade deal with
South Korea and raising questions about NAFTA. 'We just can't keep doing what we did in the 20th
Century,' Clinton said in a March interview." (Kim Chipman and Nicholas Johnston, "Edwards's Stance On Trade May Attract
Union Support," Bloomberg, 8/7/07)

IN OFFICE: As Secretary Of State, Clinton Touted The Benefits Of NAFTA, Saying The North
American MarketIs Going To Remain Strong And Were Going To Continue To Import And
Export To And From Mexico. CLINTON: But I want to start from the point that here we are in the
midst of a global economic crisis, and we need all the growth we can get because that will eventually help
every country be able to overcome this recession, since we are so interdependent. I think its also
important to say that I think that the North American market, of which Mexico is such a central part
under NAFTA, is going to remain strong. The fact that goods can be manufactured and assembled in
Mexico, cutting down on transportation costs, cutting down on the carbon footprint, which will become
an even more important consideration in the years ahead, means that were going to continue to import
and export to and from Mexico. (Secretary Hillary Clinton, Remarks At The First Diplomacy Briefing Series Meeting, Washington, DC,
12/11/09)

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CAMPAIGNING: Back On The Campaign Trail In 2016, Clinton Now Says We Need To Renegotiate
NAFTA Claiming She Has Pushed To Do So For Almost A Decade. Review the trade agreements we
already have on the books. Hillary has said for almost a decade that we need to renegotiate NAFTA, and
she still believes that today. And she would review all of our trade agreements with the same scrutiny.
(Press Release, Hillary Clintons Strategy To Make It In America, Hillary For Americas The Briefing, 4/1/16)

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Then-Secretary Clinton Lobbied Congress To Pass The U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement
(KORUS), Even Though She Has Opposed The Trade Deal In 2008 And 2016
CAMPAIGNING: At A 2007 AFL-CIO Townhall, Clinton Told Union Members Said She Would Oppose
A Free Trade Agreement With South Korea Since It Put American Jobs At Risk. Senator Hillary
Clinton says she will oppose ratifaction of the U.S. free trade agreement with South Korea. Clinton says
the agreement would harm the U.S. automotive industry and put American jobs at risk. Trade
agreements need to be fair if they're going to work, the Democratic candidate president said in Detroit,
Michigan before a townhall meeting hosted by the AFL-CIO. (Jamie Crawford, Clinton Says Trade Deal Would Cost U.S. Jobs,
CNNs Political Ticker, 6/9/07)

In A November 2007 Statement, Clinton Said She Opposed The South Korean Free Trade
Agreement, Claiming The Deal Does Not Create A Level Playing Field. However, I will
oppose the pending trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia, and Panama. The South Korean
agreement does not create a level playing field for American carmakers. I am very concerned
about the history of violence against trade unionists in Colombia. And as long as the head of
Panama's National Assembly is a fugitive from justice in America, I cannot support that agreement.
Accordingly, I will oppose the trade agreements with these countries. (Sen. Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton
Statement on Pending Trade Agreements, Press Release, 11/8/07)

IN OFFICE: In 2012, Clinton Called The U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement A Historic Milestone
That Will Lead To Even More Trade And Investment Between Our Two Countries. CLINTON:
Today, the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS) enters into force, marking an historic milestone
that will lead to even more trade and investment between our two countries. KORUS will provide new
market access opportunities in Koreas dynamic trillion dollar economy for U.S. exporters, creating jobs
here at home while increasing opportunities for Korean companies in the United States. This agreement
is another example of this Administration's commitment to deepening our economic engagement
throughout the world. (Press Release, U.S., Korea Free Trade Agreement Takes Effect, U.S. State Department, 3/15/12)

Clinton Consistently Urged Congress To Approve The U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement As
Soon As Possible. The Free Trade Agreements that President Obama submitted to Congress
today demonstrate our commitment to strengthen our economic leadership around the world.
They are critical to building open, free, transparent, and fair economic platforms in the Asia Pacific
and South America. Our foreign policy must deliver results for the American people. These
agreements will make it easier for American companies to sell their products in South Korea,
Colombia, and Panama, and that will create jobs here at homeIts time to put these trade deals to
work on behalf of the American people. I urge Congress to approve these agreements as soon as
possible. Our economic competitors are building trade relationships around the world and we
cannot afford to be left behind. (Press Release, Secretary Clinton: Korea, Colombia and Panama Free Trade Agreements, U.S. State
Department, 10/3/11)

CAMPAIGNING: After Clinton Announced Her 2016 Run, Clinton Said That She Again Opposed The
U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement. CLINTON: I think that there are still a lot of unanswered questions,
but for me, it really comes down to those three points that I made, and the fact that weve learned a lot
about trade agreements in the past years. Sometimes they look great on paper. I know when President
Obama came into office, he inherited a trade agreement with South Korea. I, along with other members of
the Cabinet, pushed hard to get a better agreement. We think we made improvements. Now looking back
on it, it doesnt have the results we thought it would have in terms of access to the market, more exports,
et cetera. (PBSs News Hour, 10/7/15)
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Clinton Campaigned Against The Colombia Free Trade Agreement In 2008 And 2016, But She
Pushed Congress To Pass It As Secretary Of State
CAMPAIGNING: While Running In 2008, Clinton Opposed A Free Trade Agreement With Colombia,
Pledging To Defeat It And Claiming Shed Do Everything I Can To Reject It. Speaking about the
Colombia trade deal at a Washington meeting of the Communications Workers of America union, Clinton
proclaimed: As I have said for months, I oppose the deal. I have spoken out against the deal, I will vote
against the deal, and I will do everything I can to urge the Congress to reject the Colombia Free Trade
Agreement. (Clinton Reiterates Opposition To Colombia Trade Pact, Los Angeles Times, 4/9/08)

Clinton Urged Congress To Approve The Colombia Free Trade Agreement As Soon As
Possible. The Free Trade Agreements that President Obama submitted to Congress today
demonstrate our commitment to strengthen our economic leadership around the world. They are
critical to building open, free, transparent, and fair economic platforms in the Asia Pacific and
South America. Our foreign policy must deliver results for the American people. These agreements
will make it easier for American companies to sell their products in South Korea, Colombia, and
Panama, and that will create jobs here at homeIts time to put these trade deals to work on behalf
of the American people. I urge Congress to approve these agreements as soon as possible. Our
economic competitors are building trade relationships around the world and we cannot afford to
be left behind. (Press Release, Secretary Clinton: Korea, Colombia and Panama Free Trade Agreements, U.S. State Department, 10/3/11)

IN OFFICE: As Secretary Of State, Clinton Said We Are Absolutely Committed To Passing The U.S.Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement. CLINTON: And of course, we are absolutely committed to
passing the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement to open new markets and create jobs and
opportunities for both of our peoples. (Hillary Clinton, Remarks With Colombian Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin, Washington, DC,
5/31/11)

Clinton Campaigns On Her Vote Against The Central American Free Trade Agreement
(CAFTA-DR), Even Though She Touted Its Benefits As Secretary Of State
IN OFFICE: As Secretary Of State, Clinton Touted Her Efforts Relating To CAFTA And Said Weve
Worked To Promote Growth And Create Jobs Through Multilateral Pacts Like NAFTA And
CAFTA-DR. CLINTON: In our region, prosperity has widened in recent decades. Weve worked to
promote growth and create jobs through sound fiscal policy, bilateral trade agreements, multilateral
pacts like NAFTA and CAFTA-DR, and institutions like the Inter-American Development Bank. (Secretary
Hillary Clinton, Remarks At Pathways To Prosperity Ministerial, San Jose, Costa Rica, 3/4/10)

CAMPAIGNING: On The Campaign Trail, Clinton Has Touted How She Voted Against CAFTA. Clinton
added that she's learned some things from the 1990's, when the Bill Clinton administration passed
NAFTA, and I've put that to work. She noted that she voted against the Central American Free Trade
Agreement (CAFTA) as a senator in 2005. (Stephanie Condon, Hillary Clinton: Bernie Sanders Is Reflexively Against Any Trade Deals,
CBS News, 3/14/16)
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CLINTONS CAREER OF POLITICAL POSTURING ON TRADE IS COMING BACK TO

HAUNT HER IN 2016
Clintons Past Positioning On Trade Is Coming Back To Haunt Her As Her Record Has Becomes A
Focus Of The Electorate. In the early contests, Mrs. Clinton did not have to contend as directly with her
record on global trade deals, but when the race reached the Midwest, the issue became acute, with her
past positioning coming back to haunt her. In a 2012 speech in Australia, Mrs. Clinton said the Trans6

Pacific Partnership deal sets the gold standard in trade agreements, but in October said she could not
support the deal. (Amy Chozick, After Michigan Loss, Hillary Clinton Sharpens Message On Jobs And Trade, The New York Times, 3/9/16)
Scarred By The Free Trade Deals Associated With Mrs. Clinton And Her Husband, Some Primary
Voters Rejected Clintons Candidacy At The Ballot Box. The states voters, scarred by the free trade
deals associated with Mrs. Clinton and her husband that have been widely blamed for the loss of
American manufacturing jobs, delivered a surprise victory to Mr. Sanders, who railed here against
disastrous trade agreements written by corporate America. (Amy Chozick, After Michigan Loss, Hillary Clinton Sharpens
Message On Jobs And Trade, The New York Times, 3/9/16)

Clintons Primary Rival, Bernie Sanders, Increasingly Hammered Clinton For Supporting Trade
Agreements. The senator has increasingly hammered his opponent on trade, jobs and ties to Wall
Street. On Friday, Sanders criticized Clintons support of trade agreements dating to the North American
Free Trade Agreement, passed under her husband. If the people of Michigan want to make a decision
about which candidate stood with workers against corporate America and against these disastrous trade
agreements, that candidate is Bernie Sanders, he said Friday. (Anne Gearan, Abby Phillip, and Elahe Izadi, Democratic
Debate: Clinton, Sanders Spar Over Fracking, Gun Contro, Trade, And Jobs, The Washington Post, 3/6/16)
As A 2016 Candidate, Clinton Has Tried To Distanc[e] Herself From Her Husbands 1990s-Era
Trade Polices. First, shes distancing herself from her husbands 1990s-era trade policies, pointing to
her Senate record. Clinton has said she rejected a Central American trade pact, the only multilateral trade
agreement during her eight-year Senate tenure. Shes also calculating that her policy proposals, more
detailed than what Sanders has offered, can achieve what they failed to in Michigan: overcome the raw
emotion Sanders is tapping with his anti-trade message. (Heidi M Przybyla, Midwest Concerns Over Income Inequality, Trade
Prove A Challenge To Clinton, USA Today, 3/10/16)

Clintons Shift On Trade In Her 2016 Run Is Transparently Inconsistent And Shows That
Clinton Will Say Anything To Get Elected
The Washington Posts David Ignatius: Clintons Approach On Trade Highlights Her Vulnerability
As A Candidate And Conveys The Sense That She Just Wants To Get Elected. But its Clinton
rope-a-dope approach to the TPP that deserves most attention, because it highlights her vulnerability as a
candidate. Her caution conveys the sense that shes running because she wants to get elected, rather than
as the exponent of a set of beliefs. (David Ignatius, Time For Candidate Clinton To Step Up On Trade, The Washington Post, 5/14/15)
Voxs Ezra Klein: Clintons Flip-Flops On Trade Is Just Another Example Where Clinton Was
Swayed By Polls Or Interest Groups. But Clinton's reputation as a policymaker is iffier her critics
can rattle off a long list of important decisions, ranging from the Iraq War to the bankruptcy bill, where
they think she was swayed by polls or interest groups. Clinton, of course, isn't just a policymaker she's
a politician, and particularly when it comes to reading polls and managing interest groups, she's a good
one. (Ezra Klein, Why Clintons TPP Opposition Unnerves Me, Vox, 10/8/15)
The Washington Post Editorial: Clintons Dash For The Tall Grass On Trade Is Transparently
Inconsistent And Insults The Electorates Intelligence. Ms. Clintons dash for the tall grass is
transparently inconsistent with the position she embraced as Mr. Obamas secretary of state. Our hope is
that a TPP agreement with high standards can serve as a benchmark for future agreements and grow
to serve as a platform for broader regional interaction and eventually a free trade area of the AsiaPacific, she wrote in an October 2011 cover story for Foreign Policy magazine. Indeed, given this wellknown record, her avoidance now rather insults the electorates intelligence. (Editorial, Hillary Clinton, MIA On
Trade, The Washington Post, 5/12/15)

As Secretary Of State Clinton Was Proudly Touting The Benefits Of Free Trade And Existing
Trade Agreements
In July 2011, Clinton Said I Know Two Things About Trade: It Is A Polarizing Political Issue, But
Done Right, It Creates American Jobs. CLINTON: Fourth, we promote trade to open new markets and
create jobs here at home. I know two things about trade: It is a polarizing political issue, but done right, it
creates American jobs. While our economic competitors are signing bilateral trade deals with countries in
Africa, Latin America, and Asia, the three trade deals now working their way through Congress have the
potential to create tens of thousands of new American jobs. (Secretary Hillary Clinton, Remarks At The 2011 U.S. Global
Leadership Coalition Conference, Washington, DC, 7/12/11)

Clinton Praised Trade Pacts As Critical To Our Economic Recovery. CLINTON: The U.S.-Colombia
Free Trade Agreement would allow our businesses to sell goods in Colombia duty free the same way
Colombian goods have entered the United States for many years. And it comes with important new
guarantees on labor and human rights. In Panama, instead of paying tariffs as high as 81 percent as
American businesses do now, 88 percent of the consumer and industrial goods we export would enter
Panama duty free. Passing these deals is critical to our economic recovery. (Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Remarks
At The 2011 U.S. Global Leadership Coalition Conference, Washington, D.C., 7/12/11)
In November 2010, Clinton Said Free Trade And Open Markets Are Powerful Tools To Improve
Living Standards Far And Wide And That They Do Create New Jobs. CLINTON: Because done
right, free trade and open markets are powerful tools to improve living standards far and wide. They do
create new jobs. They do open up new economic opportunities, raise standards of living, and lead to the
kind of win-win solutions that bring people and countries closer together. (Secretary Hillary Clinton, Remarks At Trade
Promotion Event, Melbourne, Australia, 11/7/10)

On The Campaign Trail In 2008, Clinton Had Called For A Time Out On Free Trade
Agreements
In 2007, At A Union Event, Clinton Called For A Time Out On Free Trade Agreements, Pledging To
Pursue Smart Trade. Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton told union activists Monday she would call a
'time out' on trade agreement if she wins the White House to see if the deals are draining jobs from the
U.S. 'I am going to do everything I can to move toward smart trade,' said Clinton. She promised to appoint
an official to ensure that trade agreement provisions designed to protect labor and environmental
standards are enforced by groups such as the World Trade Organization and the International Labor
Organization. (Mike Glover, "Clinton Woos Labor," The Associated Press, 11/12/07)
When Questioned About Her Time Out Comment, Clinton Clarified That She What She Meant
Was A Review Of Existing Trade Agreements. EDWARD LUCE: You have said that as president you
would take time out on new trade deals. But the debate has mostly been focused on the smaller and
more symbolic deals like Peru and Colombia. Would your principle extend to the stalled Doha round of
world trade talks? CLINTON: Well what I have called for is a time-out which is really a review of existing
trade agreements and where they are benefiting our workers and our economy and where the provision
should be strengthened to benefit the rising standards of living across the world and I also want to have a
more comprehensive and thoughtful trade policy for the 21st century. (Full Transcript: Hillary Clinton Interview,
Financial Times, 12/3/07)

Clinton: There Is Nothing Protectionist About This. It Is A Responsible Course. CLINTON:

There is nothing protectionist about this. It is a responsible course. The alternative is simply to
pick up where President Bush left off and thats not an option. Now Im trying to take the trade
agreements that he has negotiated each one on its merits and I will support the Peru agreements
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because it has the kind of strong labour and environmental provisions that Ive long called for.
(Full Transcript: Hillary Clinton Interview, Financial Times, 12/3/07)

Clintons 2008 Stance On Free Trade Was Just A Political Ploy To Win The Liberal Base
In 2007, Clinton Praised NAFTA In Front Of Free Traders And Slammed NAFTA In Front Of Big
Labor. "Appearing before free-trade supporters, she has praised the landmark North American Free
Trade Agreement, which is loathed by many unions. But speaking to a union audience as a presidential
candidate, Clinton said NAFTA hurt workers." (Peter Nicholas, "Clinton's 2008 Lead Is Clear, Though Her Policies Often Aren't," Los
Angeles Times, 10/4/07)

The Los Angeles Times: As A Presidential Candidate, Clinton's Stance On Free Trade Was "A
Tricky Proposition." "For Clinton, free trade is a tricky proposition. Her husband is often
identified with NAFTA, which as president he ushered into law despite union opposition. And
labor is unhappy about successor trade deals ratified under the Bush administration, some with
Sen. Clinton's support." (Peter Nicholas, "Clinton's 2008 Lead Is Clear, Though Her Policies Often Aren't," Los Angeles Times, 10/4/07)

THE TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP: CLINTONS GOLD STANDARD IS JUST THE

LATEST TRADE JUGGLING ACT FOR HER CAMPAIGN
The TPP Is A Large Free Trade Deal Between The U.S. And Eleven Other Countries With Borders
On The Pacific Ocean. Basically, it's a giant free trade deal between the U.S., Canada, and 10 countries in
the Asia-Pacific region that's been under negotiation for nearly a decade now (it began as an agreement
between Singapore, Chile, New Zealand and Brunei before the U.S. took the lead in 2009). It's expected to
eliminate tariffs on goods and services, tear down a host of non-tariff barriers and harmonize all sorts of
regulations when it's finished early next year. The countries currently party to the agreement
currently including Australia, Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Canada, Peru, Singapore,
Vietnam, most critically Japan and potentially Korea are some of the U.S.' biggest and fastest-growing
commercial partners, accounting for $1.5 trillion worth of trade in goods in 2012 and $242 billion worth
of services in 2011. They're responsible for 40 percent of the world's GDP and 26 percent of the world's
trade. (Lydia DePillis, Everything You Need To Know About The Trans Pacific Partnership, The Washington Post, 12/11/13)

As Secretary Of State, Clinton Was A Major Supporter Of TPP, Calling It The Gold Standard
And Supporting The Agreement In At Least 45 Public Speeches
As One Of The Leading Drivers Of The TPP When Secretary Of State, Clinton Spoke In Favor Of
TPP At Least 45 Times. But as members of the Obama administration can attest, Clinton was one of the
leading drivers of the TPP when Secretary of State. Here are 45 instances when she approvingly invoked
the trade bill about which she is now expressing concerns. (Jake Tapper, 45 Times Secretary Clinton Pushed The Trade Bill She
Now Opposes, CNN, 6/15/15)
In Her 2014 Memoir, Hard Choices, Clinton Said The Trans-Pacific Partnership Is Important For
American Workers Because They Will Benefit From Competing On A More Level Playing Field.
One of our most important tools for engaging with Vietnam was a proposed new trade agreement called
the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which would link markets throughout Asia and the Americas,
lowering trade barriers while raising standards on labor, the environment, and intellectual property. As
President Obama explained, the goal of the TPP negotiations is to establish a high standard, enforceable,
meaningful trade agreement that is going to be incredibly powerful for American companies who, up
until this point, have often been locked out of those markets. It was also important for American
workers, who would benefit from competing on a more level playing field. And it was a strategic initiative
that would strengthen the position of the United States in Asia. (Hillary Clinton, Hard Choices, 2014, p. 77)
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In 2013, Clinton Thought The TPP Would Help The United States Be Economically More Creative,
Innovative, Open And Transparent. CLINTON: But I think youre right to point out that in todays
world, we have to be more creative, innovative, open and transparent about our economies, because
Japan and the United States have comparative advantage. Were high tech, we have highly educated
workforces. In order to keep producing jobs and rising incomes, we have to be smart about how we use
our economies. So I think the Trans-Pacific Partnership is one way that could really enhance our
relationship. (Hillary Clinton, Remarks At A Global Townterview, Washington, D.C., 1/29/13)
In November 2012, Clinton Said The TPP Sets The Gold Standard In Trade Agreements And
Includes Strong Protections For Workers And The Environment. CLINTON: So it's fair to say that
our economies are entwined, and we need to keep upping our game both bilaterally and with partners
across the region through agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership or TPP. Australia is a critical
partner. This TPP sets the gold standard in trade agreements to open free, transparent, fair trade, the
kind of environment that has the rule of law and a level playing field. And when negotiated, this
agreement will cover 40 percent of the world's total trade and build in strong protections for workers
and the environment. (Hillary Clinton, Remarks At Techport Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, 11/15/12)

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Clintons Paid Speeches And Her Campaigns Emails Show She Strongly Supported TPP
In A 2014 Closed Door Speech, Clinton Praised TPP, Saying The U.S. Was Working With TPP
Countries To Expand Responsible Trade And Economic Cooperation. Hillary Clinton Praised TPP.
Greater connections in our own hemisphere hold such promise. The United States and Canada are
working together with a group of open market democracies along the Pacific Rim, Mexico, Colombia,
Peru, Chile, to expand responsible trade and economic cooperation. [Canada 2020 Speech, 10/6/14]
(Tony Carrk, Email To John Podesta, Et. Al., HRC Paid Speeches, John Podesta Wikileaks, 1/25/16)

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In October 2015, Campaign Operative Ron Klain Asserted That Clinton Has To Be For TPP
Because She Called It The Gold Standard Of Trade Agreements And That Opposing It Would Be
A Huge Flip Flop. *She has to be for TPP*. She called it the gold standard of trade agreements. I think
opposing that would be a huge flip flop. She can say that as President she would work to change it. She
can say that it can be better. But I think she should support it. (Ron Klain Email To Jake Sullivan, Re: TPP & Glass Steagall,
John Podesta Wikileaks, 10/3/15)

In April 2015, Clintons Foreign Policy Adviser Jake Sullivan Asked If A Speech Clinton Was Giving
Needed A Sentence Acknowledging Her Prior Support For TPP? One thought: do we need a
sentence acknowledging her prior support for TPP? Hillary has been on record in favor of an outcome
that meets both these tests. But we should be willing to walk away from an outcome that falls short. Or
Robby is that a problem? (Jake Sullivan To Doug Schwerin Et. Al., Re: Trade Statement, John Podesta Wikileaks, 4/16/15)

In March 2015, Clintons Chief Foreign Policy Adviser Jake Sullivan Told Campaign Manager Robby
Mook That The Bottom Line Was That Clinton Had Been A Vocal Supporter Of TPP. Great. The
bottom line is that she has been a vocal supporter of TPP but hasn't said anything about TPA. She voted
against TPA in the Bush admin. I don't think that is a viable option here but we should discuss. (Jake Sullivan,
Email To Robby Mook, Et. Al., Re: Updated Trade Letter, John Podesta Wikileaks, 3/3/15)

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After Initially Becoming A Presidential Candidate Clinton Tried To Dodge The Issue, Saying
Virtually Nothing About The Trans-Pacific Partnership
Initially As A 2016 Presidential Candidate, Clinton Said Virtually Nothing About The TPP, Other
Than To Point Out Areas Of The Deal With Which She Has Concerns. As the president has scoured
Capitol Hill for elusive Democratic support in recent weeks, Clinton has said virtually nothing about the
TPP, other than to point out areas of the deal with which she has concerns. Clintons silence on trade,
coming at the worst possible time for Obama, dovetails with her transformation into a presidential
candidate eager to align herself more squarely with the liberal wing of her party. (David Nakamura, Hillary
Clintons Hedge On Trade Leaves Without Obama Without Political Cover, The Washington Post, 5/12/15)

In April 2015, When Asked About Concerns She Has Regarding Trade Deals, Clinton Said
Any Trade Deal Has To Produce Jobs And Raise Wages And Increase Prosperity And
Protect Our Security. MITCHELL: Do you have any concerns about the trade deals and whether
that will hurt CLINTON: Any trade deal has to produce jobs and raise wages and increase
prosperity and protect our security, and we have to do our part in making sure we have the
capabilities and the skills to be competitive. So its got to be really a partnership between our
business, our government, our workforce, the intellectual property that comes out of our
universities. We have to get back to a much more focused effort, in my opinion, to try to produce
those capacities here at home so we can be competitive in a global economy. (MSNBCs Andrea Mitchell
Reports, 4/21/15)

Clinton Refused To Take An Explicit Position On The Trans-Pacific Partnership Through The
First Six Months Of Her Campaign. Moments before Jeb Bush formally declared his candidacy for
president in Miami, Hillary Clinton stole away some of the spotlight with the first official press conference
of her campaign in which she refused once again to take an explicit position on Barack Obamas historic
trade deal with Asia. (Sabrina Siddiqui, Hillary Clinton Ducks Questions On Trade Deals During New Hampshire Visit, The Guardian, 6/15/15)
In June 2015, CNNs Jake Tapper Described How Clinton Called TPP The Gold Standard In 2012,
Saying About Clintons Waffling On TPP: Isnt This Exactly What People Hate About Politicians?
CNNS JAKE TAPPER: But Karen, I am talking about policy because Democrats in the House and Senate
have now voted on this. This is an issue that every single Democrat who has announced they're running
for the presidency has taken a position on, except for the one who helped push it and maybe -- did she
even help write it? I believe she helped write it. CLINTON COMMUNICATIONS ADVISER KAREN FINNEY:
I can't speak to that because I wasn't at the State Department, but I just go back to the bigger picture.
That is what she's really been focused on. I hear what you're saying and I know there are people who,
you know, they have been -- they want her to say about this, but played her own words. This is how she's
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laid out her position on this issue in terms of does it protect American workers? Does it keep America
safe? What is the final language? I mean, again, you've seen ping pong back and forth TAPPER: Obama
says it does. Pelosi says it doesn't. I don't think -- I'm not asking her about, you know, her personal life
FINNEY: But do you think we're really at final language at this point? I don't think we're done at this
point given the game. TAPPER: Isn't this exactly what people hate about politicians? That they won't
take a position because as soon as they take a position, they are so fearful of what the response is going to
be from voters like she was part of this administration. This administration supports this trade bill. OK,
just -- what I don't understand is why you won't say we oppose it now in its current form. We oppose. We
don't support it anymore? (CNNs The Lead, 6/12/15)

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Clintons Calculated Reluctance To Take A Position Forced Pressure From Leading

Democrats, Union Leaders And Other Presidential Candidates
When Asked About The TPP In A May 2015 Interview, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) Said It Is Hard
For Me To Understand That Any Serious Candidate For President, Hillary Clinton Or Anybody Else,
Can Duck This Issue Youve Got To Have A Position On It. QUESTION: Does it matter, we said
Secretary Clinton has not taken a position. What does it mean if she doesnt take a position on this before
the Congress votes? SANDERS: Thats a very fair question and the American people will have to decide.
If you are asking me why it is that the middle class is disappearing, and we are seeing more income and
wealth inequality than at any time since the 1920s, trade is a very important factor in that not the only
reason. And it is hard for me to understand that any serious candidate for President, Hillary Clinton or
anybody else, can duck this issue. You cant. You can be for it. You can be against it. But its being hotly
debated right now in Congress; youve got to have a position on it. (PBS NewsHour, 5/18/15)
In May 2015, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) Called On Clinton To Weigh In On Trade. As the fight
over a massive international trade agreement heats up on Capitol Hill, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)
said on Tuesday that she wants to see Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton weigh in on
trade. In an interview with The Huffington Post, Warren declined to say whether she would endorse
Clinton. Right now I think it's important for her to have a chance to lay out her views on a whole host of
issues, including trade, she said. (Dana Liebelson, Elizabeth Warren Wants Hillary Clinton To Weight In On Trade, Huffington Post,
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Former Labor Secretary Under Bill Clinton Robert Reich Called For Clinton To Very Clearly
Oppose The TPP. Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich, who served under President Bill Clinton and
oversaw the roll-out of the North American Free Trade Agreement, joined Mayor Bill de Blasio today in
urging Hillary Clinton to use her presidential campaign kickoff speech to oppose the Trans-Pacific
Partnership trade pacta deal Mr. Reich deemed NAFTA on steroids. I would hope that she very
clearly, specifically opposes the Trans-Pacific Partnership, Mr. Reich said of the former secretary of state
in a media conference call this afternoon. (Jillian Jorgensen, Bill Clintons Labor Secretary Urges Hillary Clinton To Oppose TPP At
Kickoff, The Observer, 6/11/15)

Former Clinton Confidant Bill De Blasio Called For Clinton To Provide A Very Clear Statement On
The Trans-Pacific Partnership. I'd like to see a very clear statement that this trade deal should be
opposed and should be stopped, de Blasio, a Democrat, told reporters in a conference call with Robert
Reich, a labor secretary during Bill Clinton's presidency and a fellow foe of the TPP pact. De Blasio has
repeatedly declined to endorse Clinton, saying he wants to hear her plans for tackling income inequality.
(Matthew Chayes, De Blasio Presses Hillary Clinton To Oppose Trade Deal, Newsday, 6/11/15)

AFL-CIO Union President Richard Trumka, Whose Organization Opposes The TPP, Had Warned
Clinton The Wrong Position On The Trans-Pacific Partnership Could Cost Her Support. In
an interview with Susan Page of USA Today, Richard Trumka, the unions president, on Friday warned
Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton that the wrong position on the Trans-Pacific Partnership could
cost her much union support. (Emily Greenhouse, Unions Drawing Line In Sane With Hillary Clinton And Democrats On Trade Deal,
Bloomberg, 5/29/15)

Liberal Groups Urged Clinton To Move Beyond Populist Generalities And Let Voters Know Where
She Stands On The TPP. Liberal groups are insisting that Hillary Clinton take a clear stand against the
Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact that is a crucial part of President Obamas second-term agenda. They
say Clinton, whose positions on trade have zigged and zagged during a long political career, should move
beyond populist generalities and let voters know where she stands. (Niall Stanage, Left Presses Clinton To Choose Sides
On Obama Trade Pact, The Hill, 5/17/15)

Eventually Clinton Flip-Flopped, Coming Out Against the Deal She Once Heralded As The
Gold Standard
In October 2015, Clinton Finally Took A Position In Opposition To The TPP, Saying The Deal Did
Not Meet The High Bar She Has Set. PBSs JUDY WOODRUFF: So are you saying that as of today, this
is not something you could support? CLINTON: What I know about it, as of today, I am not in favor of
what I have learned about it. And there is one other element I want to make, because I think its
important. Trade agreements dont happen in a vacuum, and in order for us to have a competitive
economy in the global marketplace, there are things we need to do here at home that help raise
wages. And the Republicans have blocked everything President Obama tried to do on that front. So for
the larger issues.and then what I know, and again, I dont have the text, we dont yet have all the details,
I dont believe it is going to meet the high bar I have set. (PBSs News Hour, 10/7/15)

Clintons TPP Opposition And Opened Her To Charges Of Flip-Flopping

Opposing The Deal Opened Clinton Up To Charges Of Flip-Flopping Since She Pushed The Deal
As Secretary Of State. But opposing the deal is also a problem because it opens her to charges of flipflopping. As secretary of state, she pushed the deal as a central component of the pivot to Asia, say former
administration officials. (Victoria Guida, Will Hillary Clinton Flip On Trade? Politico, 10/5/15)
With The Presidency Again In Her Sights, Clinton Came Out Against TPP After Having Been One
Of Its Most Enthusiastic Advocates As Secretary Of State. Once she was a private citizen, however,
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with the presidency again in her sights, the fissures between them became harder to conceal. Nor was she
as inclined to do so. She came out against his ambitious Asia-Pacific trade pact, after having been one of
its most enthusiastic advocates. (Mark Landler, Alter Egos: Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, And The Twilight Struggle Over American Power,
2016, pg. xvi)
Clintons Shifting Positions On Trade Illuminate Questions That Continue To Nag Her Candidacy.
Perhaps more than on any other issue, Clintons positions on trade illuminate questions that continue to
nag at her candidacy: What does she really stand for? Will she go to bat for the party's progressive base?
Has she really distanced herself from the shadow of her husband's administration? (Victoria Guida, Will Hillary
Clinton Flip On Trade? Politico, 10/5/15)

Clintons Flip-Flop Was Universally Criticized As Politically Motivated

Salons Jack Mirkinson Said Clintons Opposition To TPP Is One Of The More Brazen Flip-Flops In
Recent Political Memory Due To The The Jaw-Dropping Transparency Of Her Motivations.
Nothing says election season quite like politicians dumping their long-held policy stances overboard in
a desperate gambit to gain votes, but you have to hand it to Hillary Clinton. With her recently-announced
opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, shes making one of the more brazen flip-flops in
recent political memory. Whats so amazing about Clintons newfound opposition to the highly
controversial deal is the jaw-dropping transparency of the move. (Jack Mirkinson, Memo To Progressives: Hillary Clinton Is
Lying To You, Salon, 10/8/15)
The Washington Posts Chris Cillizza: Clinton Would Take The Flip-Flopper Flak Rather Than Risk
Putting Distance Between Herself And The Party Base. And yet, Clinton decided to reverse herself
on TPP -- no matter what her campaign says, she was a supporter of the deal -- and take the flip-flopper
flak rather than risk putting distance between herself and the party base. Worth noting: Vice President
Biden, a longtime friend of organized labor, continues to mull a run for the Democratic nomination. (Chris
Cillizza, Hillary Clintons Opposition To TPP Is A Sign Of Just How Worried She Is About Bernie Sanders, The Washington Post, 10/7/15)
NBCs First Read: Clintons Flip-Flop On The TPP Is Unbelievable Because Of Her Previous
Support, The Wiggle Room She Left For Herself, And The Fact That She Hasnt Even Fully
Reviewed The Trade Accord Because Its Not Public Yet. This flip-flop isn't believable at all. For
starters, there was the time as secretary of state when she said TPP sets the gold standard in trade
agreements. In her book, Hard Choices (which she sent out to all the GOP candidates), she called TPP
the signature economic pillar of the Obama administration's strategy in Asia. And then there's the wiggle
room she left for herself, as well as the fact that she hasn't even fully reviewed the trade accord because
it's not public yet. I'm continuing to learn about the details of the new Trans-Pacific Partnership,
including looking hard at what's in there to crack down on currency manipulation, which kills American
jobs, and to make sure we're not putting the interests of drug companies ahead of patients and
consumers. But based on what I know so far, I can't support this agreement, she said in her statement
yesterday. (Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, and Carrie Dann, Why Clintons Trade Flip-Flop Is So Unbelievable, NBC News First Read, 10/8/15)
Politicos Jack Shafer: Despite Clintons Encyclopedic View Of The Trans-Pacific Partnership, She
Pulled A Moonshiners Turn To Skedaddle Away From It. And who among us had a better
vantage from which to assemble an encyclopedic view on the Trans-Pacific Partnership than Clinton? She
praised it endlessly while secretary of state, but pulled a moonshiners turn last week to skedaddle away
from it. (Jack Shafer, The Hole In Hillarys Flip-Flop Excuse, Politico, 10/14/15)
Voxs Ezra Klein: Clintons Flip-Flop On The TPP Exposes Clintons Unnerving Governing
Philosophy. I don't truly know what's in Clinton's heart perhaps I'm wrong, and despite all evidence
to the contrary, she holds all these positions deeply but as a close reader of her record, I'm not
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convinced that Clinton, in office, wouldn't support policies like the Cadillac tax or negotiate trade deals
like the TPP. And as someone trying to understand Clinton's likely governing philosophy, it's unnerving.
(Ezra Klein, Why Clintons TPP Opposition Unnerves Me, Vox, 10/8/15)
The New York Times David Brooks: Clinton Flip-Flop On TPP Proves She Will Do Whatever She
Needs To Do, Say Whatever Needs To Be Said And Fight For Whatever Constituency Is Most Useful
At The Moment. In order to navigate her way through the wilds of politics and the morass of an
ungovernable nation, shell do whatever she needs to do, say whatever needs to be said and fight for
whatever constituency is most useful at the moment. (David Brooks, Op-Ed, Hillary Clintons Opportunist Solution! The New York
Times, 10/9/15)

Former Clinton White House Advisor David Gergen Agreed Clintons Flip-Flop Was The Reason
Why People See Clinton As Dishonest And Untrustworthy, Saying She Was For The Trade Deal As
Secretary Of State, Now Shes Against It. CNN ANCHOR ERIN BURNETT: And David, to this point, this
seems to be part of the reason people rate Clinton as dishonest. A poll the other day looked for the top
four word associations for Hillary Clinton. This has been done before. It was done again a couple of days
ago. Liar, dishonest, untrustworthy, fake were the four words. This would seem to be part of the reason
why. FORMER CLINTON WHITE HOUSE ADVISER DAVID GERGEN: Well I think thats right, I must say,
flip-flopping happens a lot in politics, but given her narrative, her prevailing story that you cant trust her,
this is going to play into that narrative. I think Glorias right, it is damning. Its not the only issue on which
shes flip-flopped. She was for the trade deal as Secretary of State, now shes against it. (CNNs Erin Burnett
OutFront, 10/8/15)

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Former Obama Adviser David Axelrod Said Clintons Move Was A Classic Political Decision, That
You Can Flip-Flop If You Flop Over To The Popular Side Of An Issue. CNNS JAKE TAPPER: A lot of
Obama administration officials shaking their heads when Hillary Clinton first staging intimating that she
might vote against this trade deal, that as you know, she really helped push when she was Secretary of
State. Are you surprised? FORMER OBAMA SENIOR ADVISER DAVID AXELROD: No, not really. Look, I
think this is kind of a classic political decision that you can flip-flop if you flop over to the popular side of
the issue, and I think thats the calculation she made. The great risk though is that her great liability in
this race so far has been this sense that shes inauthentic, and thats of course Bernie Sanders strength, or
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one of his strengths. And so, this lurch on this issue opens her up to another charge inauthenticity and I
think you may hear some of that on the stage on Tuesday. (CNNs The Lead, 10/8/15)

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Clinton Is Now Trying To Convince Voters That She Will Actually Oppose TPP
Clinton Has Said She Will Stop Any Trade Deal That Kills Jobs Or Holds Down Wages, Including
The Trans-Pacific Partnership. Well lets start with this. It is true that too often past trade deals have
bene sold to the American people with rosy scenarios that did not pan out. Those promises now ring
hollow in many communities across Michigan and our country that have seen factories close and jobs
disappear. Too many companies lobbied for trade deals so they could sell products abroad. But then they
instead moved abroad and sold back into the United States. It is also true that China and other countries
have gamed the system for too long. Enforcement, particularly during hte Bush administration has been
too lax. Investments at home that would make us more competitive have been completely blocked in
Congress. And American workers and communities have paid the price. But the answer is not to rant and
rave or cut ourselves off from the world. That would end up killing even more jobs. The answer is to
finally make trade work for us, not against us. So my message, my message to every worker in Michigan
and across America is this. I will stop any trade deal that kills jobs or holds down wages, including The
Trans-Pacific Partnership. (Hillary Clinton, Remarks At A Campaign Event, Warren, MI, 8/11/16)

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On The Campaign Trail Clinton Says She Would Reject Bad Trade DealsIncluding The TransPacific Partnership. CLINTON: We'll say no to bad trade deals and unfair trade practices including the
Trans-Pacific Partnership, which does not meet my high bar for creating good paying jobs. (Hillary Clinton,
Remarks At A Campaign Event, Raleigh, NC, 06/22/16)

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On The Campaign Trail, Clinton Has Forcefully Rejected The Notion That She Would Support The
TPP, Saying I Oppose It Now, Ill Oppose It After The Election, And Ill Oppose It As President.
Hillary Clinton on Thursday forcefully rejected the notion that she will support the Trans-Pacific
Partnership if shes elected in November, telling a blue-collar crowd in Michigan that I oppose it now, Ill
oppose it after the election, and Ill oppose it as president. (Nolan D. McCaskill, Clinton Forcefully Disavows Obamas Trade
Deal, Politico, 8/11/16)

Dont Hold Your Breath: Clinton Has Left The Door Open To Flip Back On The Trans-Pacific
Partnership
Shortly After Her TPP Flip-Flop In October 2015, Clinton Told The Hispanic Chamber Of
Commerce That She Was Against [TPP] Now But Was Open To Flip-Flopping Back If Changes
Were Made. MODERATOR: So youre evolving on the issue? CLINTON: No, I am against it now, but
well see whether there is any kind of significant changes. I mean look if the congress tomorrow adopted
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my entire you know working wage agenda Id be pretty excited about that, but I think that will have to
wait til Im actually there as President. (Hillary Clinton, Remarks At The Hispanic Chamber Of Commerce, 10/15/15)

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Clintons Tone On Trade Strikes A Similar Chord With Her Style In 2007, When Clinton Praised
NAFTA In Front Of Free Traders And Slammed NAFTA In Front Of Big Labor. "Appearing before freetrade supporters, she has praised the landmark North American Free Trade Agreement, which is loathed
by many unions. But speaking to a union audience as a presidential candidate, Clinton said NAFTA hurt
workers." (Peter Nicholas, "Clinton's 2008 Lead Is Clear, Though Her Policies Often Aren't," Los Angeles Times, 10/4/07)
Financial Times Editorial: TPP Is Not The First Time Mrs. Clinton Has Spoken From One Side Of
Her Mouth When In Office And From The Other Side When Out Of It On Trade. This is not the first
time Mrs Clinton has spoken from one side of her mouth when in office and from the other side when out
of it. When she was running against Mr Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008, she
said that she would renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to take out the
ability of foreign companies to sue us because of what we do to protect our workers. After joining Mr
Obamas administration in 2009, she reversed course and supported similar investor-state dispute
settlement provisions in the TPP. (Editorial, Hillary Clinton, The TPP And The Trust Problem, Financial Times, 10/8/15)

Clinton Ally Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D-VA) Said Clinton Would Flip-Flop Again And Support TPP
As President
In July, Gov. Terry McAuliffe, Longtime Best Friend To The Clintons, Said He Believes Hillary
Clinton Will Support The TPP Trade Deal If Elected President. Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe,
longtime best friend to the Clintons, said Tuesday that he believes Hillary Clinton will support the TPP
trade deal if elected president, with some tweaks. (Annie Karni, Clinton Friend McAuliffe Says Clinton Will Flip On TPP, Then Walks
It Back, Politico, 7/26/16)
The Following Day, McAuliffe Doubled Down On His Comments That Hillary Clinton Plans To
Support TPP Once Elected President. MSNBC ANCHOR STEPHANIE RUHLE: Hillary Clinton's decision
to join Sanders in opposing the deal has been a key to winning over a lot of his supporters. But on
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Tuesday one of her oldest friends, Virginia governor Terry McAuliffe said she may flip her position and
actually support the deal when and if she wins the White House. NBCs Andrea Mitchell, spoke exclusively
with Governor McAuliffe less than one hour ago. She joins me now on the phone. Andrea what did you
learn? NBC NEWS CHIEF FOREIGN AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT ANDREA MITCHELL: Well, he is not
backing down. He is saying, though, that Hillary Clinton would make changes to it before going along with
it. but since that is the priority of the president, they're going to proceed and try to get TPP on a lame
duck session. Right now I am in the Virginia delegation where the vice presidential running mate is about
to be coming out. So let me play you a little bit of McAuliffe sound. And if I am distracted, you'll know it's
because we are at a live event right here with Tim Kaine. This is what Terry McAuliffe had to say.
VIRGINIA GOVERNOR TERRY MCAULIFFE (CLIP): Let me be very clear she will only go forward if the
changes she wants are implemented, that everyone is in agreement, the labor folks are in agreement.
Shes not going forward as it is today. So unless the changes are made shes not for it. President Obama
does want this, as you know. RUHLE: So for you, it doesn't seem like there's a lot of wiggle room. Terry
almost sounds like he's doubling down. MITCHELL: It is definitely doubling down and indicating that is
the policy. (MSNBCs MSNBC Live, 7/27/16)

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Clinton Attempted To Delete TPP From Her Memoir Hard Choices

In Hard Choices, Clinton Spoke Favorably Of The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Trade Deal,
Including How As Secretary Of State She Worked Hard To Convince Other Nations To Join The
Trade Deal. So we worked hard to improve and ratify trade agreements with Colombia and Panama and
encouraged Canada and the group of countries that became known as the Pacifica Alliance Mexico,
Colombia, Peru, and Chile all open-market democracies driving toward a more prosperous future to join
negotiations with Asian nations on TPP, the trans-Pacific trade agreement. (Hillary Clinton, Hard Choices, 2014, cclxxiv)
In A More Recent Paperback Version Of Hard Choices, Clintons Mention Of Her Work To Bring
More Nations Into TPP Talks Has Been Deleted. At the same time, a review of the hardback edition of
her memoir as secretary of state, Hard Choices, compared to the paperback first noted by the Center
for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) finds that segments of the book where Clinton describes an
effort to convince American countries to join the TPP negotiations have been left out. We encouraged all
open-market democracies driving toward a more prosperous future to join negotiations with Asian
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nations on TPP, the trans-Pacific trade agreement, the original version of the book reads in a two-page
segment discussing a 2009 conference in El Salvador. Those two pages have been cut from the paperback
version of the book, according to CEPR. (Clark Mindock, Hillary Clinton State Department Memoir omits TPP Reference In Paperback
Edition, The International Business Times, 6/7/16)

CLINTONS TPP ALL-STARS: CLINTON HAS SURROUNDED HERSELF WITH PRO-TPP

ADVISORS AND AIDES
The Clinton Ticket Has Faced Criticism For Bringing On Supporters Of Both The TPP And Free
Trade Deals More Generally. (Megan Cassella, Clinton Campaign Transition Chief Has Pushed For TPP, Politico, 8/16/16)

In An Interview, Bill Clinton Suggested He Backs The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) Trade
Deal
In An Interview With CNBC, Bill Clinton Said The Geopolitical Reasons For TPP Are Clear,
Saying The Trade Deal Is Designed To Make Sure That The Future Of The Asia-Pacific Region
Economically Is Not Totally Dominated By China. CNBC HOST BECKY QUICK: What do you think
about TPP? Because a lot of people look at that as the legacy for NAFTA. BILL CLINTON: Well first of all,
I dont think it has anything to do with NAFTA. But I think that the geopolitical reasons for it from
Americas point of view are pretty clear, that it, its designed to make sure that the future of the AsiaPacific region economically is not totally dominated by China. I think its pretty clear what, what Hillarys
said about it, and that is that there needs to be provisions on currency manipulation that are enforced.
And there need to be again measures put in place in America so that we take care of whatever dislocation
ever happens. Simultaneously, everybody makes nice about doing something about it, and then, at least
for the last twenty years, for most of the time, Congress never wanted to do it. And you just cant do that,
its not true. In places, especially where theres physical isolation, the market economy will not make up
the difference unless there is a real investment, or real investment incentives, or both. (CNBCs Squawk Box,
9/21/16)

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Clintons Vice Presidential Nominee, Tim Kaine, Voted For Fast Track Trade Authority That
Improves TPPs Chances Of Being Adopted
On May 22, 2015, Kaine Voted For Cloture On Fast-Track Authority. (H.R. 1314, Roll Call Vote #192: Cloture Motion
Agreed To 61-38, 5/22/15, Kaine Voted Yea)

On May 22, 2015, Kaine Voted For Final Passage Of Fast-Track Authority. (H.R. 1314, Roll Call Vote #193: Bill
Passed 62-37, 5/22/15, Kaine Voted Yea)

On June 23, 2015, Kaine Voted For Cloture On Fast-Track Authority. (H.R. 2146, Roll Call Vote #218: Cloture Motion
Agreed To 60-37, 6/23/15, Kaine Voted Yea; CQ Summary, Accessed 10/27/15)
On June 24, 2015 Kaine Again Voted For Fast-Track Authority. (H.R. 2146, Roll Call Vote #219: Adopted 60-38: R 47-5, D
13-31, I 0-2, 6/24/15, Kaine Voted Yay)

The TPA Vote Greatly Increas[ed] Obamas Chances Of Concluding Negotiations On The
TPP. Fast-track, or trade promotion authority, will allow the White House to send trade deals to
Congress for up-or-down votes. The Senate will not be able to filibuster them, and lawmakers will
not have the power to amend them. The expedited process, which lasts until 2018 and can be
extended until 2021, greatly increases Obamas chances of concluding negotiations on the TPP,
which is a top goal of the presidents. (Alexander Bolton, Senate Approves Fast-Track, Sending Trade Bill To White House, The
Hill, 6/24/15)

Kaine Said He Supports President Obama Having Trade Promotion Authority, Like Other
Presidents Have Had, And Said He Would Support A Good Deal On The Trans Pacific Partnership.
KAINE: Well, John, you and I, I think the last time I was on, you and I kinda went back and forth on this
one a little bit. I support the Presidents ability to try and negotiate trade deals that other presidents have
had. Thats the trade promotion authority. And if the president and his team can get a good deal with the
twelve Pacific Rim nations, this Trans Pacific Partnership, I will be supportive of a good deal. I wont
support a bad deal. I think trades gonna happen in this world, and the only issue is does the U.S. write the
rules or does China write the rules. And well be better off if were writing the rules. (The John Fredericks Show,
6/18/15)

Kaine Has Attacked Opponents Of Free Trade For Promoting A Losers Mentality. Virginia
Governor Timothy Kaine, parting with some fellow Democrats, said he's passionate about strengthening
global-trade ties and that those advocating protectionism have a loser's mentality. (Scott Lanman, Virginia's

Kaine Warns Democrats Protectionism Is A Loser, Bloomberg, 5/30/07)

The Head Of Clintons Transition Team, Ken Salzar, Is A Former Shadow Lobbyist Who Backs
TPP
Clinton Has Selected Former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar To Lead Her White House Transition
Team. Hillary Clinton has tapped former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to lead her White House
transition team. (Clinton Taps Ex-Interior Chief For Transition, The Associated Press, 8/16/16)

Salazar Became A Shadow Lobbyist After Leaving Congress And Serving As Secretary Of The
Interior. The Hillary Clinton campaign tapped Ken Salazar, the former Interior secretary and
senator from Colorado, to lead her transition team. Salazar, a partner at WilmerHale, is one of
those government affairs policy advisers who technically isn't a registered lobbyist a
configuration that illustrates the limitations of President Barack Obama's ban on lobbyists in the
administration and the pressure on him now to reverse it. Co-chairs Tom Donilon is at O'Melveny
& Myers and Jennifer Granholm is with the pro-Clinton super PAC Correct the Record. (Isaac Arnsdorf,
WilmerHale's Salazar To Lead Clinton Transition, Politico, 8/16/16)

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Politico Lists Salazar As One Of The Former Members Of Congress That Has Taken
Advantage Of The Revolving Door And Financially Profited From His Elected Position. (Isaac
Arnsdorf, The Lobbying Reform That Enriched Congress, Politico, 7/3/16)

Salazar Is An Outspoken Supporter Of TPP And Works For A Firm That Lobbied For Trade
Policy Issues As Recently As This Spring. The new chairman of Hillary Clinton's transition team has
been an outspoken supporter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership and works for a firm that lobbied for trade
policy issues as recently as this spring, a review of congressional lobbying records and articles shows.
(Megan Cassella, Clinton Campaign Transition Chief Has Pushed For TPP, Politico, 8/16/16)

Politico Headline: Clinton Campaign Transition Chief Has Pushed For TPP. (Megan Cassella, Clinton
Campaign Transition Chief Has Pushed For TPP, Politico, 8/16/16)

Salazar Praised The 12-Nation Asia-Pacific Trade Deal Late Last Year For Its Economic And
Environmental Benefits. (Adam Behsudi, Clinton Team Cant Shake TPP, Politicos Morning Trade, 8/17/16)

Salazars Lobbying Firm, Wilmer Hale, Has Been An Active Participant In The Debate On Capitol
Hill Over TPP And Other Trade Policy Issues. Salazar's employer since 2013, the law firm
WilmerHale, has also been an active participant in the debate on Capitol Hill over TPP and other trade
policy issues. In late 2014 the firm spent at least $30,000 lobbying for renewal of fast-track Trade
Promotion Authority and on issues related to the TPP on behalf of the Business Roundtable, an influential
group of top executives from major U.S. corporations, the congressional disclosure database shows. More
recently, between April and June of this year, it spent $50,000 lobbying on trade policy and regulatory
issues more generally on behalf of the building materials company Owens Corning Corp., records show.
(Megan Cassella, Clinton Campaign Transition Chief Has Pushed For TPP, Politico, 8/16/16)
Salazar In A Joint Op-Ed: The TPP Is A Strong Trade Deal That Will Level The Playing Field For
Workers To Help Middle-Class Families Get Ahead. The TPP is a strong trade deal that will level the
playing field for workers to help middle-class families get ahead. It is also the greenest trade deal ever. By
including an environmental chapter with enforceable provisions, the TPP places the environment on
equal footing with our economic agenda. Together, TPP nations can protect our wildlife, ocean and forest
ecosystems, advance sustainable energy technologies, and work in partnership to confront our global
environmental challenges. (Bruce Babbitt and Ken Salazar, Op-Ed, Free Trade Can Boost Environmental Protection: Babbitt And Salazar, USA
Today, 11/12/15)
Clintons Decision To Name Salazar As The Head Of Her Transition Team Raises Further
Questions Around Clintons Anti-TPP Stance. The decision to name Salazar, with his pro-free trade
background, raises further questions around Clinton's anti-TPP stance as the former secretary of state
has struggled to convince the liberal left that she will continue to oppose the deal if elected. (Megan Cassella,
Clinton Campaign Transition Chief Has Pushed For TPP, Politico, 8/16/16)

Salazar Wont Calm The Nerves Of Anyone Worried About A Clinton U-Turn On Trade
Policy. As for Salazar he wont calm the nerves of anyone worried about a Clinton U-turn on
trade policy. (Henry C. Jackson, Trumps Giant Swing State Hole, Politicos The 2016 Blast, 8/16/16)

Salazar Throws Into Question The Sincerity Of [Clintons] Opposition To The TPP. It looks
like another Hillary Clinton acolyte is throwing into question the sincerity of her opposition to the
TPP this time its Ken Salazar, a former Colorado senator and Interior secretary, who will lead
Clintons transition team. Salazar, like Clinton running mate Tim Kaine initially, has views on trade
that run counter to hers. (Adam Behsudi, Clinton Team Cant Shake TPP, Politicos Morning Trade, 8/17/16)

Reaction From Left-Wing Progressive Groups Was Swift, With Many Saying They Were
Disappointed By A Move That Illustrated Why Clintons Anti-TPP Stance Is Hard For Some To
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Believe. FROM THE LEFT, REACTION IS SWIFT: Progressive groups stood unified on Tuesday in a swift
rebuke of Clintons decision to name Salazar to the transition post, with many saying they were
disappointed by a move that illustrated why Clintons anti-TPP stance is hard for some to believe.
Norman Solomon, national coordinator of the Bernie Delegates Network, said the pick was a step toward
fulfilling accusations that her opposition to TPP is nothing more than a cynical, phony and fleeting
expedient. (Adam Behsudi, Clinton Team Cant Shake TPP, Politicos Morning Trade, 8/17/16)

Longtime Clinton Ally And Transition Team Member Neera Tanden Has Signaled Support
For TPP Through The Think Tank She Runs
Clintons Presidential Transition Team Includes Longtime Clinton Ally Neera Tanden. Hillary
Clinton has tapped former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to lead her White House transition team.
Salazar will chair a team that also includes former National Security Adviser Tom Donilon, former
Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, and longtime Clinton allies Neera Tanden and Maggie Williams. (Clinton
Taps Ex-Interior Chief For Transition, The Associated Press, 8/16/16)

Tanden Is The President And CEO Of The Center For American Progress And The Centers
Political Action Arm, Center For American Progress Action Fund. Neera Tanden is the
President and CEO of the Center for American Progress and the Center for American Progress
Action Fund. Tanden has served in both the Obama and Clinton administrations, as well as
presidential campaigns and think tanks. (Neera Tanden, Center For American Progress, Accessed 8/16/16)

A 2012 Posting On CAPs Website Called The Trans-Pacific Partnership An Ambitious New Trade
Agreement That If Done Right Could Reap Benefits For The United States. Representatives from
the United States, Australia, Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam will meet
in Dallas this week to continue negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, an ambitious new trade
agreement that if done right could reap benefits for the United States. (Jordan Bernhardt and Sabrina Dewan, Japans
Inclusion Makes The Trans-Pacific Partnership A Big Opportunity, Center For American Progress, 5/8/12)

2012 CAP Post: The TPP Is An Historic Opportunity. It Will Foster The Kind Of Regional
Integration That Will Create Dynamic And Stable Domestic Economies In Each Of The
Partner Nations. The TPP is a historic opportunity. It will foster the kind of regional integration
that will create dynamic and stable domestic economies in each of the partner nations. The TPP
can ultimately be a net positive for Japan and the United States if the two countries can work out
their differences. (Jordan Bernhardt and Sabrina Dewan, Japans Inclusion Makes The Trans-Pacific Partnership A Big Opportunity,
Center For American Progress, 5/8/12)

Tanden Introduced Obamas U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman At A CAP Event In 2014,
Saying The U.S. Should Look At New Trade Deals As An Opportunity. CENTER FOR AMERICAN
PROGRESS PRESIDENT NEERA TANDEN: And I know that Ambassador Froman has made a commitment
to raising labor and environmental standards, and we are looking forward to hearing those views today.
Because I think that will really help address so much of the concern. So as we said, size up these trade
deals, we really look for them as an opportunity to basically manage trade in the twenty first century so
that they address our economys needs, our competitiveness, and our workers needs here today. We look
forward to understanding better how these trade deals with ensure economic growth, and we look
forward to hearing Ambassador Fromans remarks. (Neera Tanden, Remarks At The Center For American Progress, Washington,
D.C., 2/18/2014)

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Clinton Transition Team Member Tom Donilon Pushed For TPP As Obamas National Security
Adviser
Clinton Named Former Obama National Security Adviser Tom Donilon To Her Presidential
Transition Team. Hillary Clinton has tapped former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to lead her White
House transition team. Salazar will chair a team that also includes former National Security Adviser Tom
Donilon, former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, and longtime Clinton allies Neera Tanden and Maggie
Williams. (Clinton Taps Ex-Interior Chief For Transition, The Associated Press, 8/16/16)
As National Security Adviser, Donilon Backed The Trans-Pacific Partnership, Lobbying Obama
To Support It And Viewing TPP As A Leg Of Obamas Pivot To Asia. The TPP was almost strangled
in its crib by Obamas economic brain trust, led by Larry Summers. They thought it was too small a
boutique agreement that was a distraction from a bigger Asian free trade deal (with South Korea), and a
luxury at a time when the United States had other economic problems to fix. Leading the campaign for it
were Steinberg, Campbell, and other State Department officials. They were backed by Bader and Tom
Donilon, who viewed the Trans-Pacific Partnership as the third leg of the pivot, along with Clintons
diplomatic outreach and new military commitments in the region. After six months of rancorous internal
debate it took more shouting and screaming than I would have hoped for, Steinberg said Obama
sided with his foreign policy team over his economic team in making the agreement a priority. (Mark Landler,
Alter Egos: Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, And The Twilight Struggle Over American Power, 2016, pg. 302)

In A 2013 Op-Ed, Donilon Spoke Glowingly Of TPP, Calling It Game Changing. Last week, Japan
and the U.S. reached an agreement that moves Japan one step closer to joining the game-changing TransPacific Partnership. This welcome news is just the latest evidence that, under President Obama, economic
diplomacy continues to make the U.S. stronger at home and better positioned to lead in the regions where
it matters most. (Tom Donilon, Op-Ed, The Presidents Free Trade Path To Prosperity, The Wall Street Journal, 4/15/13)

Donilon In 2013: TPP Is A High-Standard Trade Agreement. The centerpiece of our

economic rebalancing is the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)a high-standard agreement the
United States is crafting with Asia-Pacific economies from Chile and Peru to New Zealand and
Singapore. (National Security Adviser Tom Donilon, Remarks In An Address To The Asia Society, New York, NY, 3/11/13)

Former Clinton State Department Aide And TPP Backer Kurt Campbell Is A Key Foreign
Policy Adviser To Clinton And Her Campaign
Kurt Campbell, Former Assistant Secretary Of State For East Asia During Clintons Time At The
State Department, Has Been Mentioned As A Possible Secretary Of State Under A Clinton
Presidency. Kurt Campbells seen as being eagerly in the mix as well, a career foreign officer who rose
to undersecretary of state for political affairs in Bushs second term and has been a strong defender of
Clinton in the campaign. (Edward-Isaac Dovere, Insiders Game Out Clintons Cabinet, Politico, 8/3/16)
In January 2016, Bloomberg Reported That Campbell Was One Of The Key Members Of Clintons
Foreign Policy Advisory Group On The Campaign Trail. But sources close to the campaign told me
that Clinton, Sullivan and campaign chairman John Podesta are in regular contact with former National
Security Advisor Tom Donilon, former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and former Secretary of State
Madeleine Albright. Other former top officials include Michelle Flournoy, who was undersecretary of
defense for policy; Kurt Campbell, who was assistant secretary of state for East Asia and the Pacific; and
Nicholas Burns, who was undersecretary of state for political affairs. One source close to the campaign
described the interactions as studiously informal but regular. (Josh Rogin, Clinton Quietly Building Her Own National
Security Council, Bloomberg, 1/28/16)

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Campbell And Harvard Professor Joseph Nye Lead The Asia Working Group. (Josh Rogin, Clinton
Quietly Building Her Own National Security Council, Bloomberg, 1/28/16)

Campbell Was One Of The Clinton State Department Officials That [Led] The Campaign For The
TPP Within The Obama Administration. Leading the campaign for it were Steinberg, Campbell, and
other State Department officials. They were backed by Bader and Tom Donilon, who viewed the TransPacific Partnership as the third leg of the pivot, along with Clintons diplomatic outreach and new military
commitments in the region. After six months of rancorous internal debate it took more shouting and
screaming than I would have hoped for, Steinberg said Obama sided with his foreign policy team over
his economic team in making the agreement a priority. (Mark Landler, Alter Egos: Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, And The Twilight
Struggle Over American Power, 2016, pg. 302)

When Clinton Abruptly Reversed Course On TPP During The Democrat Primary, Campbell Was
One Of Several Clinton State Department Aides Who Were Bitterly Disappointed. Then, as her
presidential campaign gathered steam in the fall of 2015, Clinton abruptly reversed course. She said she
could no longer support TPP for a variety of reasons, including its failure to protect American exporters
from countries such as China that manipulate their exchange rates. The bar here is very high, she said,
and based on what I have seen, I dont believe this agreement has met it. Her political calculations during
a Democratic primary were clear. But the about-face antagonized the White House, weakened Obamas
case for the deal in Congress, and bitterly disappointed Bader, Campbell, and others who had fought for
it. (Mark Landler, Alter Egos: Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, And The Twilight Struggle Over American Power, 2016, pg. 302-303)
Campbell Has Been A Forceful Advocate For TPP Since Leaving The State Department. Several of
Clintons top State Department advisers including her No. 2, James Steinberg, and her Asia deputy,
Kurt Campbell have continued to be forceful advocates for the trade pact since leaving the
administration. In a recent speech, Campbell said the United States will not get a passing grade in Asia if
the TPP fails, no matter what else the administration does in the region. (Anne Gearan and David Nakamura, Hillary
Clinton Draws More Distance From Obama On Trade Pact, The Washington Post, 6/15/15)
At An April 2016 Speech, Campbell Stumped On Behalf Of The TPP At The Truman Center. In
Washington on Tuesday, Kurt Campbell, the former assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific
affairs, and Derek Mitchell, former U.S. ambassador to Burma, also stumped on behalf of the TPP during
remarks at the Truman Center. Campbell called the accord a strategic commitment on the part of the
United States to engage in Asia, and he added that trying to renegotiate the pact with 11 countries would
be very difficult. (Carol Morello and David Nakamura, Kerry Defends Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Deal As Strategic Imperative, The
Washington Post, 4/12/16)

In May 2015, Campbell Organized A Letter Of Former U.S. Government Officials Touting The
Benefits Of TPP And Urging The Passage Of Fast-Track Trade Authority To Speed The Deals
Passage. While Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is refusing to reveal her position on
the massive Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement, other former State Department officials are
actively supporting the agreement. Theyre just not bothering to reveal their conflicts of interest. More
than 30 former State Department officials, envoys, military officers and White House national security
advisers who served under both Republican and Democratic presidents signed a letter last month calling
the trade agreement a defining test for American political and economic leadership in the Asia-Pacific
region and urging members of Congress to give President Obama fast-track authority to speed its
passage. (Sam Knight, State Department Officials Pass Through Revolving Door, Lobby For Passage Of TPP, The Intercept, 5/27/16)

Campbell Gathered Former Government Officials With Asian Foreign Policy Experience For
The Letter. There were two letters, one for Asia hands and organized by Kurt Campbell, and one
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for former Commerce Department people, organized by Chris Padilla, Lavin said. Padilla, now a
chief IBM lobbyist, succeeded Lavin as Bushs final undersecretary of commerce for international =
Campbell Helped Draft A 2011 Foreign Policy Article For Clinton Where She Wrote That The TPP
Could Become A Benchmark For Future Trade Agreements. Campbell and Jake Sullivan a former
State Department aide who is now the Clinton campaigns top foreign policy adviser helped Clinton
compose a Foreign Policy magazine cover story in October 2011 in which she wrote that the TPP could
become a benchmark for future agreements. (David Nakamura, Ex-State Aides Still Talking Up Pacific Rim Pact Clinton Turned Her
Back On, The Washington Post, 10/8/15)

CLINTON HAS COME FULL CIRCLE ON NAFTA, DEMONSTRATING A FLIP-FLOP-FLIP

During A 2016 Radio Interview, Clinton Said Of NAFTA: In Some Parts Of The Country It Worked,
And It Helped To Created Jobs. In Other Parts Of The Country, Unfortunately It Lost Jobs. KMOXs
CHARLIE BRENNAN: Let me ask you about NAFTA and St. Louis. You know we had a lot of
manufacturing jobs, union ones, good paying jobs, $28 bucks an hour, and north of that. But, it seems like
we lost a lot of them thanks to NAFTA and other free trade agreements. At the end of the day, do we still
think that NAFTA was a good trade deal? CLINTON: You know Charlie, in some parts of the country, it
worked, and it helped to create jobs. In other parts of the country, unfortunately it lost jobs. And there are
a lot of different studies of this, and you know, like most things you can find whatever youre looking for.
(KMOXs The Charlie Brennan Show, 3/14/16)

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In March 2016, Clinton Refused To Call NAFTA A Mistake. NBCS NEWS CHIEF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
CORRESPONDENT ANDREA MITCHELL: Was NAFTA a mistake? CLINTON: You know, I think youll
have to ask the experts who say on balance, some people were helped, some people were hurt. That is
something that is going to be argued about for years to come. Im saying, lets make sure trade works for
us. (MSNBCs MSNBC Live With Kate Snow, 3/15/16)

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As Secretary Of State, Clinton Touted The Benefits Of NAFTA

Clinton Said The North American Market, Of Which Mexico Is Such A Central Part Under NAFTA, Is
Going To Remain Strong, Adding Were Going To Continue To Import And Export To And From
Mexico. CLINTON: But I want to start from the point that here we are in the midst of a global economic
crisis, and we need all the growth we can get because that will eventually help every country be able to
overcome this recession, since we are so interdependent. I think its also important to say that I think that
the North American market, of which Mexico is such a central part under NAFTA, is going to remain
strong. The fact that goods can be manufactured and assembled in Mexico, cutting down on
transportation costs, cutting down on the carbon footprint, which will become an even more important
consideration in the years ahead, means that were going to continue to import and export to and from
Mexico. (Secretary Hillary Clinton, Remarks At The First Diplomacy Briefing Series Meeting, Washington, DC, 12/11/09)

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Clinton Added That She Was Committed To Working With Our Mexican Partners, To
Increase The Capacity Of The Mexican Economy So That They Can Export Even A Greater
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Range Of Goods. CLINTON: I think we also can do more, working with our Mexican partners, to
increase the capacity of the Mexican economy so that they can export even a greater range of
goods, because the best answer for Mexico and the best rebuke of the drug traffickers is to
increase the economic prosperity of the people of Mexico. And I am committed to doing that and I
think that other countries like China can grow. But Mexico will remain a critical partner to us in
trade and economic well-being for many, many years to come. (Secretary Hillary Clinton, Remarks At The First
Diplomacy Briefing Series Meeting, Washington, DC, 12/11/09)
In March 2010, Clinton Said Weve Worked To Promote Growth And Create Jobs Through
Multilateral Pacts Like NAFTA And CAFTA-DR. CLINTON: In our region, prosperity has widened in
recent decades. Weve worked to promote growth and create jobs through sound fiscal policy, bilateral
trade agreements, multilateral pacts like NAFTA and CAFTA-DR, and institutions like the Inter-American
Development Bank. (Secretary Hillary Clinton, Remarks At Pathways to Prosperity Ministerial, San Jose, Costa Rica, 3/4/10)

However During Her 2008 Presidential Campaign, Clinton Attacked NAFTA, Claiming It Hurt
A Lot Of American Workers
During Her 2008 Presidential Campaign, Clinton Called NAFTA A Mistake Because It Failed To
Do What Many Had Hoped. CLINTON: Look, NAFTA did not do what many had hoped, and so we do
need to take a look at it and we do need to figure out how were going to have trade relations that are
smart, that give the American worker and the American consumer rights around the worldNAFTA was a
mistake to the extent that it did not deliver on what we had hoped it would, and thats why I call for a
trade timeout when I am president. (Sen. Hillary Clinton, CNN Democratic Presidential Debate, Las Vegas, NV, 11/15/07)
Clinton Claimed NAFTA Had Hurt A Lot Of American Workers. CLINTON: Well, I had said that for
many years, that NAFTA and the way its been implemented has hurt a lot of American workers. (Sen. Hillary
Clinton, AFL-CIO Presidential Candidates Forum, Chicago, IL, 8/7/07)
In 2008, Clinton Said The U.S. Should Renegotiate NAFTA. Then in 2008, when she was running for
president, Clinton said the U.S. should take timeouts from trade agreements and renegotiate NAFTA.
(Tamara Keith, Evolution Or Expediency? Clintons Changing Positions Over A Long Career, NPR, 5/23/16)
In February 2008, Clinton Said She Would Opt Out Of NAFTA If Renegotiating The Trade
Agreement Was Futile. RUSSERT: In the debate that Al Gore had with Ross Perot, Al Gore said the
following: If you don't like NAFTA and what it's done, we can get out of it in six months. The president
can say to Canada and Mexico, we are out. This has not been a good agreement. Will you as president say,
we are out of NAFTA in six months? CLINTON: I have said that I will renegotiate NAFTA, so obviously
you'd have to say to Canada and Mexico that that's exactly what we're going to do. But you know, in
fairness... RUSSERT: So let me be clear... CLINTON: Yes, I am saying... RUSSERT: You will get out, you
will notify Mexico and Canada, NAFTA is gone in six months? CLINTON: No. I will say, we will opt out of
NAFTA unless we renegotiate it. And we renegotiate it on terms that are favorable to all of America.
(MSNBC Democratic Presidential Debate, Cleveland, OH, 2/26/08)

Clinton Said She Had Been A Critic Of NAFTA From The Very Beginning. CLINTON: You
know, I have been a critic of NAFTA from the very beginning. I didnt have a public position on it,
because I was part of the administration, but when I started running for the Senate, I have been a
critic. Ive said it was flawed, I said that it worked in some parts of our country, and Ive seen the
results in Texas. (Sen. Hillary Clinton, Remarks At The MSNBC Democrat Debate, Cleveland, OH, 2/26/08)

At A 2007 Union Event, Clinton Called For A Time Out On Free Trade Agreements, Pledging To
Pursue Smart Trade. Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton told union activists Monday she would call a
time out on trade agreement if she wins the White House to see if the deals are draining jobs from the
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U.S. I am going to do everything I can to move toward smart trade, said Clinton. She promised to appoint
an official to ensure that trade agreement provisions designed to protect labor and environmental
standards are enforced by groups such as the World Trade Organization and the International Labor
Organization. (Mike Glover, Clinton Woos Labor, The Associated Press, 11/12/07)

While A Senator, Clinton Suggested Government Incompetence And Increased Competition

Was To Blame For NAFTAs Shortcomings
Clintons Anti-Trade Rhetoric Blamed Government For Not Supporting Manufacturing. CLINTON:
We have competitive advantages that nobody in the world has. We have a strong, flexible, hard-working,
experienced workforce. We just have to unleash you to be able to be competitive. We have a real
commitment to innovation, but we dont get any support from our government on that front. We have
elected officials who are willing to stand up and form a consensus about how to enhance manufacturing.
We have an edge, but were giving it away. Were not standing up for it and doing what is necessary to
advance it. (Hillary Clinton, Remarks At The United Auto Workers Legislative Policy Conference, Washington, DC 2/8/06)
Clinton, In 2004: I Dont Fault Anyone For Competing With Us. I Fault Us For Not Being Smart
Enough To Know How To Compete Effectively CLINTON: I dont fault anyone for competing with
us. I fault us for not being smart enough to know how to compete effectively, and thats what I want to
talk about today. Because I dont think our country has an economic strategy. It certainly is very well
hidden, if it exists anywhere. And yet we know we are in the midst of an American job crisis. Some have
accepted that as inevitable. The unavoidable result of free trade, the unavoidable result of lower
standards for labor or the environment, the inevitable result of what happens when others get access to
technology that we may have innovated, but that certainly we cant keep behind closed doors or throw up
fences around our borders to prevent others from enjoying. (Sen. Hillary Clinton, Remarks To The Center For American
Progress, Washington, DC, 3/3/04)

But Clinton Praised NAFTA In Her Memoir Living History

In Her Book Living History, Clinton Praised NAFTA, Calling It An Example Of The Economy
Reaping The Benefits, Not The Burdens Of Globalization. Creating a free trade zone in North
America- the largest free trade zone in the world- would expand U.S. exports, create jobs and ensure that
our economy was reaping the benefits, not the burdens of globalization. (Hillary Rodham Clinton, Living History, 2003, p.
182)

As First Lady, Clinton Strongly Promoted NAFTA, And Viewed It As An Example Of The
Economy That Is Reaping The Benefits, Not The Burdens Of Globalization
During A 1996 Campaign Stop In Texas, Hillary Clinton Touted NAFTA Saying It Would Reap
Widespread Benefits In The Region. Meanwhile, first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton stumped in the
heavily Democratic lower Rio Grande valley. In Brownsville, she touted the presidents support for the
North American Free Trade Agreement, saying it would reap widespread benefits in the region. (Clinton
Campaigns In Texas, United Press International, 11/1/96)

At A Union Event In 1996, Then First-Lady Clinton Told Workers That I Think That NAFTA Is
Proving Its Worth. CLINTON: Oh I think that, everybody is in favor of free and fair trade, and I think
that NAFTA is proving its worth. (First Lady Hillary Clinton, Remarks At An Event For The Union Of Needle Trades, Industrial, And Textile
Employees (UNITE), New York, NY, 3/6/96)

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NAFTA Was A Signature Piece Of Legislation For The Clinton Administration

Bill Clinton Campaigned For NAFTA As If His Life Depended On It. Though Clinton did, in fact,
inherit NAFTA from the Bush 41 regime, he campaigned for its passage as if his life depended on it, taking
on the out-front protectionist bloc in the Democratic Party at a time when his standing was far from
solidan act of considerable political courage and even greater political skill. After pushing through the
deal, Clinton described it as representing a seminal decision by the country not to retreat from a world in
which change is the only constant. (John Heilemann, Marital Discord, New York Magazine, 7/16/07)
1993 Clinton White House Press Release: NAFTA Will Be A Positive Force For Creating American
Jobs. (Press Release, President Clinton Proclaims World Trade Week, The White House, 1/19/93)
At The NAFTA Signing Ceremony, Bill Clinton Said The U.S. Economy Would Be More Powerful
After NAFTA. BILL CLINTON: I believe we have made a decision now that will permit us to create an
economic order in the world that will promote more growth, more equality, better preservation of the
environment, and a greater possibility of world peace. We are on the verge of a global economic
expansion that is sparked by the fact that the United States, at this critical moment, decided that we
would compete, not retreat. (President Bill Clinton, Remarks At NAFTA Signing Ceremony, Washington, DC, 12/8/93)

Bill Clinton Said That NAFTA Would Create A Million Jobs In The First Five Years Of Its
ImpactMany More Jobs Than Will Be Lost. And on average, those exports-related jobs paid
much higher than jobs that had no connection to exports. I believe that NAFTA will create a million
jobs in the first 5 years of its impact. And I believe that that is many more jobs than will be lost, as
inevitably some will be, as always happens when you open up the mix to a new range of
competition. (President Bill Clinton, Remarks At Signing Of NAFTA Side Agreements, Washington, DC, 9/14/93)

Bill Clinton Labeled Critics Of NAFTA As Fearful And Insecure. BILL CLINTON: But if you strip
away the differences, it is clear that most of the people that oppose this pact are rooted in the fears
and insecurities that are legitimately gripping the great American middle class. It is no use to deny
that these fears and insecurities exist. It is no use denying that many of our people have lost in the
battle for change. But it is a great mistake to think that NAFTA will make it worse. (President Bill Clinton,
Remarks At Signing Of NAFTA Side Agreements, Washington, DC, 9/14/93)

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In 2007, Bill Clinton Still Maintained That NAFTA Did Not Hurt American Workers. ABCS HOST OF
THIS WEEK GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: But do you agree that its hurt American workers? BILL
CLINTON: No. NAFTA has become sort of a symbol. Actually, our big trade deficits are with China and
Japan and Korea and the oil exporting countries. Mexico is way down the list. And because we borrow
money from the people who have the biggest trade surpluses with us, we cant really enforce our trade
laws. (ABCs, This Week, 9/30/07)

CLINTONS MOST RECENT FLIP-FLOP-FLIP ON TRADE CAME THROUGH HER

ABANDONMENT OF THE U.S.-KOREA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
In October, Clinton Came Out In Opposition To The U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement. CLINTON: I
think that there are still a lot of unanswered questions, but for me, it really comes down to those three
points that I made, and the fact that weve learned a lot about trade agreements in the past years.
Sometimes they look great on paper. I know when President Obama came into office, he inherited a trade
agreement with South Korea. I, along with other members of the Cabinet, pushed hard to get a better
agreement. We think we made improvements. Now looking back on it, it doesnt have the results we
thought it would have in terms of access to the market, more exports, et cetera. (PBSs News Hour, 10/7/15)

While Secretary Of State, One Of Clintons Top Priorities Was The Model South Korean
Free Trade Agreement That Would Create Jobs Here At Home
Clinton Called The Trade Agreement With South Korea A Model Agreement That Signaled The
United States And South Korea Were Partners For The Long Term. CLINTON: We are pursuing new
cutting-edge trade deals that raise the standards for fair competition even as they open new
markets. President Obama is pursuing Congressional approval of KORUS, together with necessary Trade
Adjustment Assistance, as soon as possible. We consider KORUS a model agreement. And the benefits of
KORUS extend far beyond the economic bottom line. It represents a powerful strategic bet by signaling
that America and South Korea are partners for the long termeconomically, diplomatically, and people
to people. (Secretary Of State Hillary Clinton, Secretary Clintons Speech At The U.S. Chamber Of Commerce In Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, 7/25/11)
Clinton Said Convincing Congress To Ratify The U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement Was One Of Her
Top Priorities While Serving As Secretary Of State. CLINTON: I am pleased to report that KORUS is
currently ready for review by the United States Congress. This is a high, if not a top -- I think it is probably
one of my top priorities for the next months. We are determined to get it done, and I believe we will. We
will need your help. It will be important to keep making the case to both of our respective legislative
bodies. (Secretary Hillary Clinton, Remarks At The American Chamber of Commerce Breakfast, Seoul, South Korea, 4/17/11)

Clinton Consistently Urged Congress To Approve The U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement As
Soon As Possible. The Free Trade Agreements that President Obama submitted to Congress
today demonstrate our commitment to strengthen our economic leadership around the world.
They are critical to building open, free, transparent, and fair economic platforms in the Asia Pacific
and South America. Our foreign policy must deliver results for the American people. These
agreements will make it easier for American companies to sell their products in South Korea,
Colombia, and Panama, and that will create jobs here at homeIts time to put these trade deals to
work on behalf of the American people. I urge Congress to approve these agreements as soon as
possible. Our economic competitors are building trade relationships around the world and we
cannot afford to be left behind. (Press Release, Secretary Clinton: Korea, Colombia and Panama Free Trade Agreements, U.S. State
Department, 10/3/11)

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Clinton Hailed The Agreement As An Important Victory For American Foreign Policy That Would
Create 70,000 American Jobs. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton hailed the deals Wednesday
as an important victory for American foreign policy. And she said she expected that the South Korea pact
alone would create 70,000 American jobs. By opening new markets to American exports and attracting
new investments to American communities, our economic statecraft is creating jobs and spurring growth
here at home, Ms. Clinton said at a Washington event. (Binyamin Appelbaum and Jennifer Steinhauer, Congress Ends 5-Year
Standoff On Trade Deals In Rare Accord, The New York Times, 10/12/11)

The U.S. Has Lost More Than 95,000 Jobs Due To The Rising Trade Deficit With South Korea
In The Wake Of KORUS. Meanwhile, the rapid growth of Korean imports has eliminated tens of
thousands of U.S. jobs. Using the trade and employment multipliers implied in the White House
KORUS fact sheet, I estimate that the growth in the U.S. trade deficit with Korea between 2011 and
2015 has cost more than 95,000 U.S. jobs. Most of those jobs lost were in manufacturing (the
growth of the manufacturing trade deficit was responsible for nearly three quarters, or 74.9
percent of the growth in the total U.S.-Korea trade deficit). In addition, the U.S. trade surplus in
agriculture and primary commodities declined by $1.2 billion in this period, also contributing to
growing trade-related job losses. (Robert E. Scott, U.S.-Korea Trade Deal Resulted In Growing Trade Deficits And More Than
95,000 Lost U.S. Jobs, Economic Policy Institutes Working Economics Blog, 5/5/16)

After It Passed, Clinton Called The U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement A Historic Milestone That
Will Lead To Even More Trade And Investment Between Our Two Countries. CLINTON: Today, the
U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS) enters into force, marking an historic milestone that will lead
to even more trade and investment between our two countries. KORUS will provide new market access
opportunities in Koreas dynamic trillion dollar economy for U.S. exporters, creating jobs here at home
while increasing opportunities for Korean companies in the United States. This agreement is another
example of this Administration's commitment to deepening our economic engagement throughout the
world. (Press Release, U.S., Korea Free Trade Agreement Takes Effect, U.S. State Department, 3/15/12)

But Running In 2008, Clinton Attacked The U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement
As A 2008 Candidate, Clinton Was Spearheading The Opposition To The South Korean Free
Trade Agreement, The Biggest Free Trade Agreement Since NAFTA. Spearheading the opposition
is Hillary Clinton, the top Democratic presidential contender, who chose to speak against the deal last
weekend in Michigan, the birthplace of the US automobile industryThe US-South Korea deal, the biggest
free trade agreement since the 1993 NAFTA, has to be signed by the two sides before President George
W. Bush's powers to fast-track trade deals expire on June 30, and then sent to Congress for approval. (P.
Parameswaran, US Congress Questions Korean Trade Deal, Agence France Presse, 6/14/07)

Clinton: It Will Hurt The US Auto Industry, Increase Our Trade Deficit, Cost Us Good
Middle-Class Jobs And Make America Less Competitive. It will hurt the US auto industry,
increase our trade deficit, cost us good middle-class jobs and make America less competitive, said
the senator whose husband, Bill Clinton, pushed for passage of the North American Free Trade
Agreement (NAFTA) when he was at the White House. (P. Parameswaran, US Congress Questions Korean Trade Deal,
Agence France Presse, 6/14/07)

At A 2007 AFL-CIO Townhall, Clinton Told Union Members Said She Would Oppose A Free Trade
Agreement With South Korea Since It Put American Jobs At Risk. Senator Hillary Clinton says she
will oppose ratification of the U.S. free trade agreement with South Korea. Clinton says the agreement
would harm the U.S. automotive industry and put American jobs at risk. Trade agreements need to be
fair if they're going to work, the Democratic candidate president said in Detroit, Michigan before a
townhall meeting hosted by the AFL-CIO. (Jamie Crawford, Clinton Says Trade Deal Would Cost U.S. Jobs, CNNs Political Ticker,
6/9/07)

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In 2007, Clinton Said The Trade Deal With South Korea Would Cost Us Good Middle-Class Jobs
And Make America Less Competitive. It will hurt the U.S. auto industry, increase our trade deficit,
cost us good middle-class jobs and make America less competitive. The deal with South Korea, due to be
signed on June 30, would lower barriers in areas ranging from agriculture and manufacturing to financial
services and telecommunications. (Jim Wolf, Hillary Clinton Slams Proposed U.S.-Korea Trade Pact, Reuters, 6/9/07)

Leaked Emails Show Clintons Team Still Think Of KORUS As A Strong Deal, But Dont Want
People To Know It
In An October 2015 Draft Campaign Statement On The Trans-Pacific Partnership, Clintons
Campaign Team Described The U.S. South Korea Free Trade Agreement As A Strong Deal. First,
too often over the years we havent gotten the balance right on trade. Weve seen that even a strong deal,
like our agreement with South Korea, which President Bush negotiated and President Obama improved,
can fall short on delivering the promised benefits. So I dont believe we can afford to keep giving new
agreements the benefit of the doubt. The risks are too high that, despite our best efforts, they will end up
doing more harm than good for hard-working American families whose paychecks have barely budged in
years. (Dan Schwerin, Email To Jake Sullivan, Et Al., Re: TPP Statement, John Podesta WikiLeaks, 10/07/15)

Clinton Policy Advisor Jake Sullivan Had The Reference To The South Korea Free Trade
Agreement Removed, Saying I Think South Korea Is Gonna Drive Them Nuts. I think South Korea
is gonna drive them nuts. Can we be more general? Otherwise I'm okay. (Jake Sullivan, Email To Dan Schwerin, Et Al., Re:
TPP Statement, John Podesta WikiLeaks, 10/07/15)

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CLINTON TOUTED THE BENEFITS OF THE CENTRAL AMERICAN FREE TRADE

AGREEMENT (CAFTA) AFTER VOTING AGAINST IT
As Secretary Of State, Clinton Touted CAFTA And Its Ability To Promote Growth And Create
Jobs
In March 2010, Clinton Said Weve Worked To Promote Growth And Create Jobs Through
Multilateral Pacts Like NAFTA And CAFTA-DR. CLINTON: In our region, prosperity has widened in
recent decades. Weve worked to promote growth and create jobs through sound fiscal policy, bilateral
trade agreements, multilateral pacts like NAFTA and CAFTA-DR, and institutions like the Inter-American
Development Bank. (Secretary Hillary Clinton, Remarks At Pathways To Prosperity Ministerial, San Jose, Costa Rica, 3/4/10)

However, As A Senator Clinton Was Extremely Critical Of The CAFTA Agreement And Voted
Against It Twice
In 2005, Clinton Twice Voted Against The Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA).
Passage of the bill that would implement a free trade agreement between the United States and Costa
Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and a separate pact with the Dominican Republic. It
also would eliminate customs duties on all originating goods traded among the participating nations
within 10 days. (S. 1307, CQ Vote #170: Adopted 54-45: R 43-12; D 10-33; I 1-0, 6/30/05, Clinton Voted Nay; H.R. 3045, CQ Vote #209; Adopted 5545: R 43-12; D 11-33; I 1-0, 7/28/05, Clinton Voted Nay)

Clinton Also Voted Against A Motion To Proceed To Consideration Of The Bill. Frist, R-Tenn.,
motion to proceed to consideration of a bill that would implement a free trade agreement between
the United States and Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and the Dominican
Republic. (S. 1307, CQ Vote #169: Motion Agreed To 61-34: R 46-5; D 14-29; I 1-0, 6/29/05, Clinton Voted Nay)

Clinton, On The Day CAFTA First Passed The Senate In 2005: This Is A Sad Day For Supporters Of
Free And Fair Rules-Based Trade. CLINTON: This is a sad day for supporters of free and fair rulesbased trade. Our relationship with our Central American neighbors is a critical one. The right CAFTA deal
would strengthen ties between the U.S. and these nations. I urge the Administration to reopen the CAFTA
negotiations and re-establish the broad, bipartisan coalition for trade.(Hillary Clinton, Congressional Record, 6/30/05, S.
7731)
Clinton In 2005: I Cannot Support An Agreement That Fails To Include Adequate Labor Standards
And Is A Step Backward In The Development Of Bipartisan Support For International Trade. (Sen.
Hillary Clinton, Congressional Record, 6/30/05, S. 7731)

CLINTON LOBBIED FOR THE PASSAGE OF THE COLOMBIA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
AFTER SAYING SHE OPPOSED IT IN 2008
As Secretary Of State, Clinton Said She Was Absolutely Committed To Passing The U.S.Columbia Trade Deal
As Secretary Of State, Clinton Said We Are Absolutely Committed To Passing The U.S.-Colombia
Trade Promotion Agreement. CLINTON: And of course, we are absolutely committed to passing the
U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement to open new markets and create jobs and opportunities for
both of our peoples. (Hillary Clinton, Remarks With Colombian Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin, Washington, DC, 5/31/11)
Clinton Urged Congress To Approve The U.S.-Colombia Trade Deal. Clinton also urged Congress to
act quickly and approved three free-trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama before
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their summer recess. Combined, she said, they will add tens of billions of dollars in domestic economic
growth each year. (Matthew Lee, Clinton: Diplomacy Key To Job Creation In US, The Associated Press, 7/12/11)

In 2011, Clinton Privately Urged Members Of Congress To Support The Colombia Free Trade
Agreement
Clinton Urged Congress To Approve The U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement As Soon As
Possible. The Free Trade Agreements that President Obama submitted to Congress today demonstrate
our commitment to strengthen our economic leadership around the world. They are critical to building
open, free, transparent, and fair economic platforms in the Asia Pacific and South America. Our foreign
policy must deliver results for the American people. These agreements will make it easier for American
companies to sell their products in South Korea, Colombia, and Panama, and that will create jobs here at
homeIts time to put these trade deals to work on behalf of the American people. I urge Congress to
approve these agreements as soon as possible. Our economic competitors are building trade
relationships around the world and we cannot afford to be left behind. (Press Release, Secretary Clinton: Korea,
Colombia and Panama Free Trade Agreements, U.S. State Department, 10/3/11)

An October 10, 2011 Email From Clinton Indicates That She Was Phoning Senators To Try To
Convince Wavering Lawmakers To Support The Trade Deals With Colombia, Korea, And Panama.
Two days later in an email titled FTA calls, Clinton wrote to aides indicating she had spoken to Sens.
Jack Reed of Rhode Island and Jim Webb of Virginia, both Democrats. She told the aides she had talked
with Webb who is strong in favor of all 3 trade agreements, and then asked, So why did I call him?
indicating she was otherwise phoning to try to convince wavering lawmakers to support the deals. (Jackie
Salo, Hillary Clinton Emails: Secret Negotiations With New York Times, Trade Bill Lobbying Revealed In Latest State Department Release, International
Business Times, 10/6/12)

Clinton Even Touted The Colombia Trade Deals Labor Protections As A Benefit To At Least
One Member Of Congress, Detailing A Call With Rep. Sandy Levin (D-MI) Where She Did So.
One of the 2011 emails from Clinton to U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman and Clinton
aide Robert Hormats has a subject line Sandy Levin a reference to the Democratic
congressman who serves on the House Ways and Means Committee, which oversees U.S. trade
policy. In the email detailing her call with Levin, she said the Michigan lawmaker appreciates the
changes that have been made, the national security arguments and Santos's reforms -- the latter
presumably a reference to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos. She concludes the message
about the call with Levin by saying, I told him that at the rate we were going, Columbian [sic]
workers were going to end up w the same or better rights than workers in Wisconsin and Indiana
and, maybe even, Michigan. (David Sirota and Sarah Berger, Hillary Clinton Pushes Colombia Free Trade Agreement In Latest Email
Dump, International Business Times, 10/6/16)

U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman Thanked Clinton For Her Help And Support On
The Colombia Trade Deal. Froman a former Citigroup executive who as trade representative
was lobbying for passage of the deal responded by thanking Clinton for her help and support.
Hormats, a former vice chairman of Goldman Sachs who subsequently was hired by Clinton at the
State Department, later chimed in, telling her terrific job and GREAT line on Columbian [sic]
workers!!!!! (David Sirota and Sarah Berger, Hillary Clinton Pushes Colombia Free Trade Agreement In Latest Email Dump, International
Business Times, 10/6/16)

Bill Clinton Received Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars From Groups Pushing The Colombia
Free Trade Agreement
By 2008, Bill Clinton Had "Earned Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars Speaking On Behalf Of A
Colombia-Based Group Pushing The Trade Pact" "Former President Bill Clinton has earned
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hundreds of thousands of dollars speaking on behalf of a Colombia-based group pushing the trade pact,
and representatives of that organization tell The Huffington Post that the former president shared their
sentiment." (Sam Stein, "Bill Clinton's Ties To Colombia Trade Deal Stronger Than Even Penn's," The Huffington Post, 5/25/11)
"Clinton Was Paid $800,000 By The Colombia-Based Gold Service International To Give Four
Speeches Throughout Latin America." "In June 2005, Clinton was paid $800,000 by the Colombiabased Gold Service International to give four speeches throughout Latin America. The organization is,
ostensibly, a development group tasked with bringing investment to the country and educating world
leaders about the Colombia's business opportunities." (Sam Stein, "Bill Clinton's Ties To Colombia Trade Deal Stronger Than Even
Penn's," The Huffington Post, 5/25/11)

Gold Service Internationals COO Confirmed That The Group Supported The U.S.-Colombia
Free Trade Agreement, And Said Bill Publicly Expressed Support For It In 2005. The groups
chief operating officer, Andres Franco, said in an interview that the group supports the
congressional ratification of the free trade agreement and that, when Clinton was on his speaking
tour, he expressed similar opinions. (Sam Stein, "Bill Clinton's Ties To Colombia Trade Deal Stronger Than Even Penn's," The
Huffington Post, 5/25/11)

During Bill Clintons June 2005 Trip, He Was Quoted In A Colombian Newspaper Offering
Unambiguous Support For The Free Trade Agreement With Colombia. A reader in Latin America
turned up a June 23, 2005 article from the news portal Terra (reprinted by the Bogota government) that
quotes Bill Clinton offering unambiguous support for the free trade agreement with Colombia. (Ben Smith,
Bill Clinton Backed Colombia Trade Deal: Estoy A Favor, Politicos Ben Smith Blog, 4/08/08)

However, Clinton Opposed The Colombia Free Trade Agreement As A Presidential Candidate
In 2008
While Running For President, Clinton Opposed A Free Trade Agreement With Columbia, Pledging
To Defeat It And Claiming Shed Do Everything I Can To Reject It. Speaking about the Colombia
trade deal at a Washington meeting of the Communications Workers of America union, Clinton
proclaimed: As I have said for months, I oppose the deal. I have spoken out against the deal, I will vote
against the deal, and I will do everything I can to urge the Congress to reject the Colombia Free Trade
Agreement. (Clinton Reiterates Opposition To Colombia Trade Pact, Los Angeles Times, 4/9/08)
In November 2007, Clinton Said She Would Oppose The Colombian Free Trade Agreement
Because Of The Countrys History Of Violence Against Trade Unionists. Colombias president on
Friday criticized Sen. Hillary Clintons opposition to a free-trade accord between the South American
nation and the United States, saying it reflects an unforgivable lack of understanding of his country.
(Colombian President Angered By Sen. Clintons Opposition To Free Trade Accord, The Associated Press, 11/9/07)

CLINTON FLIP FLOPPED ON THE US-PANAMA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT

As Secretary Of State Clinton Urged Congress To Approve The U.S.-Panama Free Trade
Agreement. Clinton also urged Congress to act quickly and approved three free-trade agreements with
South Korea, Colombia and Panama before their summer recess. Combined, she said, they will add tens of
billions of dollars in domestic economic growth each year. (Matthew Lee, Clinton: Diplomacy Key To Job Creation In US, The
Associated Press, 7/12/11)

However, In A November 2007 Statement, Clinton Said She Would Oppose A Free Trade
Agreement With Panama As Long As The Head Of Panamas National Assembly Is A Fugitive From
Justice In America. However, I will oppose the pending trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia,
and Panama. The South Korean agreement does not create a level playing field for American carmakers. I
am very concerned about the history of violence against trade unionists in Colombia. And as long as the
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head of Panama's National Assembly is a fugitive from justice in America, I cannot support that
agreement. Accordingly, I will oppose the trade agreements with these countries. (Office Of Senator Hillary Clinton,
Hillary Clinton Statement on Pending Trade Agreements, Press Release, 11/8/07)

CLINTON REFUSED TO EXPLAIN HER VOTE AGAINST THE TRADE ACT OF 2002,
WHICH WOULD HAVE EXTENDED TRADE BENEFITS TO ANDEAN COUNTRIES
Clinton Voted Against The Trade Act Of 2002 To Extend Free Trade Provisions To Bolivia,
Colombia, Ecuador, And Peru. Adoption of the conference report on the bill that would allow special
trade promotion authority for congressional consideration of trade agreements reached prior to June 1,
2005, and extend duty-free status to certain products from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. It also
would reauthorize and expand a program to provide retraining assistance to U.S. workers hurt by trade
agreements, create a 65 percent tax credit for health insurance costs for displaced workers, and authorize
a five-year extension of the Generalized System of Preferences. (H.R. 3009, CQ Vote #207: Adopted 64-34: R 43-5; D 20-29; I
1-0, 8/1/02, Clinton Voted Nay)

Clinton Voted Against The Motion To Waive The Budget Act Against The Conference Report
Of The Trade Act Of 2002, Which Would Renew The Presidents Fast-Track Authority And
Extend Duty-Free Status To Certain Products From Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador And Peru.
Daschle, D-S.D., motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to the Byrd, D-W.Va., point of order
against the conference report on the bill that would renew the presidents fast-track authority and
extend duty-free status to certain products from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. It also
would reauthorize and expand a program to provide retraining assistance to U.S. workers hurt by
trade agreements, create a 65 percent tax credit for health insurance costs for displaced workers,
and authorize a five-year extension of the Generalized System of Preferences. (H.R. 3009, CQ Vote #206:
Motion Agreed To 67-31: R 44-4; D 22-27; I 1-0, 8/1/02, Clinton Voted Nay)

Clinton Voted Against An Earlier Version Of The Trade Act Of 2002 That Contained Even Greater
Tax Credits For Displaced U.S. Workers. Passage of the bill that would extend duty-free status to
certain products from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, renew the presidents fast-track authority
and reauthorize and expand a program to provide retraining and relocation assistance to U.S. workers
hurt by trade agreements. It also would create a refundable 70 percent tax credit for health insurance
costs for displaced workers, and authorize a five-year extension of the Generalized System of
Preferences. (H.R. 3009, CQ Vote #130: Passed 66-30: R 41-5; D 24-25; I 1-0, 5/23/02, Clinton Voted Nay)
Clinton Offered No Explanation For Her Opposition To The Trade Deal. Sen. Hillary Rodham
Clinton, D-N.Y., also voted against the Andean trade bill, but offered no explanation. It marked the first
time both New York senators voted against a free trade bill in at least 15 years. (Douglas Turner, Bill Would Help
Area Suit Manufacturers, The Buffalo News, 5/25/02)

BEFORE HER 2008 RUN, CLINTON SUPPORTED A NUMBER OF SMALLER TRADE

AGREEMENTS, INCLUDING NORMALIZING TRADE RELATIONS WITH VIETNAM
In 2005, Clinton Said She Had Voted For Every Trade Agreement That Has Come Before The
Senate CLINTON: During my tenure as Senator, I have voted for every trade agreement that has come
before the Senate and I believe that properly negotiated trade agreements can increase living standards
and foster openness and economic development for all parties. (Hillary Clinton, Congressional Record, S. 7731, 6/30/05)
In 2006, Clinton Voted For A Trade Agreement With Oman. Passage of the bill that would implement
a trade agreement between the United States and Oman. It would reduce most tariffs and duties currently
affecting trade between the two countries, reduce barriers for services and increase protections for
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intellectual property. The pact also would urge each nation to comply with internationally recognized
labor principles. (H.R. 5684, CQ Vote #250: Adopted 62-32: R 49-5; D 12-27; I 1-0, 9/19/06, Clinton Voted Yea)
In 2004, Clinton Voted For A Trade Agreement With Morocco. Passage of the bill that would
implement a trade agreement that would reduce tariffs and trade barriers between the United States and
Morocco. It would make more than 95 percent of bilateral trade in consumer and industrial products
duty free immediately, with all remaining tariffs eliminated within nine years. It also would provide for
new tariff-rate quotas for U.S. farmers and ranchers of poultry and beef and would reduce tariffs on
agricultural products such as sorghum, corn, soybeans and corn and soybean products. (S. 2677, CQ Vote #159:
Adopted 85-13: R 46-5; D 38-8; I 1-0, 7/21/04, Clinton Voted Yea)

In 2004, Clinton Voted For A Trade Agreement With Australia. Passage of the bill that would
implement a trade agreement that would reduce tariffs and trade barriers between the United States and
Australia. It would give all U.S. agricultural exports to Australia immediate duty-free access, phase out
U.S. duties on Australian beef and lamb exports, and slightly increase the current U.S. quota for Australian
dairy exports. (H.R. 4759, CQ Vote #156: Adopted 80-16: R 48-2; D 31-14; I 1-0, 7/15/04, Clinton Voted Yea)
In 2003, Clinton Voted For A Trade Agreement With Chile. Passage of the bill that would implement
a trade agreement that would reduce tariffs and trade barriers between the United States and Chile. The
trade pact would reduce duties and tariffs on agricultural and textile products and open markets for
services. It also would establish intellectual property safeguards and require enforcement of
environmental and labor standards. (H.R. 2738, CQ Vote #319: Adopted 65-32: R 43-7; D 22-24; I 0-1, 7/31/03, Clinton Voted Yea)
In 2003, Clinton Voted For A Trade Agreement With Singapore. Passage of the bill that would
implement a trade agreement that would reduce tariffs and trade barriers between the United States and
Singapore. The agreement would eliminate tariffs on goods and duties on textiles, open markets for
services, and establish intellectual property, environmental and labor standards. (H.R. 2739, CQ Vote #318: Adopted
66-32: R 44-7; D 22-24; I 0-1, 7/31/03, Clinton Voted Yea)

In 2001, Clinton Voted With The Majority Of Senators To Normalize Trade Relations With
Vietnam. Passage of the joint resolution that would grant annual normal trade relations status to
Vietnam. The resolution would allow Vietnamese imports to receive the same tariffs as those of other U.S.
trading partners. (H. J. Res. 51. CQ Vote #291: Adopted 88-12: R 39-10; D 48-2; I 1-0, 10/3/01, Clinton Voted Yea)

During Clinton's Four Years As Secretary Of State, Year-On-Year Trade Deficits With
Vietnam Increased By $5.5 Billion, Or Over 50 Percent. ("Trade In Goods With Columbia," U.S. Census Bureau,
Accessed 6/1/16)

In 2008, The U.S. Trade Deficit With Vietnam Was $10.1 Billion, And Rose To $15.6 Billion
In 2012. ("Trade In Goods With Columbia," U.S. Census Bureau, Accessed 6/1/16)

CLINTONS POSITION HAS BEEN ALL OVER THE MAP ON FAST-TRACK TRADE
AUTHORITY
Despite Serving As Secretary Of State, Clinton Opposed Fast-Track Authority For President
Obama, Putting At Risk The Trans-Pacific Partnerships Existence
In A What Was Viewed As A Major Break With President Obama, Clinton Said She Probably
Wouldnt Vote For Fast-Trade Authority If She Were Still In The Senate. In a major break with the
White House, Hillary Clinton said Thursday she probably wouldnt vote for fast-track trade authority if
she were still in the Senate. The 2016 Democratic presidential hopeful reasoned that fast-track, or trade
promotion authority, is a process vote, and I dont want to say its the same thing as [the Trans-Pacific
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Partnership], she said during an interview with Jon Ralston on Ralston Reports. (Vicki Needham, In Break With
Obama, Clinton Wont Back Fast-Track Trade Bill, The Hill, 6/18/15)
Without Trade Promotion Authority Even The Most Optimistic Free Trade Advocates Admit The
Trans-Pacific Partnership Would Have Had No Path Forward. But unless Congress grants Obama
trade promotion authority, even the most optimistic free trade advocates admit, the Trans-Pacific
Partnership negotiations have no path forward. (Eric Bradner, Hillary Clinton Takes A Stand On Trade Kind Of, CNN, 6/15/15)

Clintons Running Mate Tim Kaine Supported Fast Track For TPP
On May 22, 2015, Kaine Voted For Cloture On Fast-Track Authority. (H.R. 1314, Roll Call Vote #192: Cloture Motion
Agreed To 61-38, 5/22/15, Kaine Voted Yea)

On May 22, 2015, Kaine Voted For Final Passage Of Fast-Track Authority. (H.R. 1314, Roll Call Vote #193: Bill
Passed 62-37, 5/22/15, Kaine Voted Yea)

On June 23, 2015, Kaine Voted For Cloture On Fast-Track Authority. (H.R. 2146, Roll Call Vote #218: Cloture Motion
Agreed To 60-37, 6/23/15, Kaine Voted Yea; CQ Summary, Accessed 10/27/15)
On June 24, 2015 Kaine Again Voted For Fast-Track Authority. (H.R. 2146, Roll Call Vote #219: Adopted 60-38: R 47-5, D
13-31, I 0-2, 6/24/15, Kaine Voted Yay)

Kaine Said He Supports President Obama Having Trade Promotion Authority, Like Other
Presidents Have Had, And Said He Would Support A Good Deal On The Trans Pacific Partnership.
KAINE: Well, John, you and I, I think the last time I was on, you and I kinda went back and forth on this
one a little bit. I support the Presidents ability to try and negotiate trade deals that other presidents have
had. Thats the trade promotion authority. And if the president and his team can get a good deal with the
twelve Pacific Rim nations, this Trans Pacific Partnership, I will be supportive of a good deal. I wont
support a bad deal. I think trades gonna happen in this world, and the only issue is does the U.S. write the
rules or does China write the rules. And well be better off if were writing the rules. (The John Fredericks Show,
6/18/15)

Obama Eventually Received Fast-Track Authority

Obama Received Fast-Track Authority In June 2015, Despite Most Of His Party Opposing The
Measure. The 60-38 Senate vote capped weeks of fighting over the trade bill, which pitted Obama
against most of his party including Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid (Nev.) and House Minority
Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)Labor unions and liberal Democrats had fought hard against the authority
and are likely to now turn their attention toward stopping the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a trade
deal Obama is negotiating with 11 other Pacific Rim nations. (Alexander Bolton, Senate Approves Fast-Track, Sending Trade
Bill To White House, The Hill, 6/24/15)

While A Senator During A Republican Administration, Clinton Voted Against Fast-Track

Trade Authority
In The Senate In 2002, Clinton Voted At Least Six Times Against Fast-Track Trade Authority For
President Bush. (S.Admt.3401, CQ Vote #122: Motion Agreed To 68-29: R 43-5; D 24-24; I 1-0, 5/22/02, Clinton Voted Nay; H.R. 3009, CQ Vote
#130: Passed 66-30: R 41-5; D 24-25; I 1-0, 5/23/02, Clinton Voted Nay; H.R. 3009, CQ Vote #198: Motion Agreed To 66-33: R 40-8; D 25-25; I 1-0, 7/30/02,
Clinton Voted Nay; H.R. 3009, CQ Vote #203: Motion Agreed To 64-32: R 43-5; D 21-27, 8/1/02, Clinton Voted Nay; H.R. 3009, CQ Vote #206: Motion Agreed
To 67-31: R 44-4; D 22-27; I 1-0, 8/1/02, Clinton Voted Nay; H.R. 3009, CQ Vote #207: Adopted 64-34: R 43-5; D 20-29; I 1-0, 8/1/02, Clinton Voted Nay)

Bush Was Able To Secure Fast-Track Authority In 2002 But It Expired In 2007. The previous
fast-track bill, in 2002, passed the House by three votes. That authority expired in 2007, but a bill
introduced in January would reauthorize fast-track status for global trade negotiations for four
years. (William Mauldin and Siobhan Hughes, Fast-Track Bills Path In Congress Gets Bumpier, The Wall Street Journal, 2/5/14)
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In 2007, Clinton Said That She Opposed Giving The Bush Administration Fast-Track Authority
Because They Havent Been Enforcing The Trade Agreements At All. CLINTON: Its important that
we enforce the agreements we have. Thats why Ive called for a trade prosecutor, to make sure that we
do enforce them. The Bush administration has been totally missing in action. They havent been enforcing
the trade agreements at all. Its important that we have good information to make judgments. And when I
looked at some of the trade agreements that the Bush administration sent our way, I voted against
CAFTA. I dont want to give fast-track authority to this president. (Sen. Hillary Clinton, AFL-CIO Democratic Candidates
Forum, Chicago, Il, 8/8/07)

In 2003, Clinton Said She Had Concerns About Giving President Bush Fast Track Authority
Because They Would Be Unable To Fix Provisions Within The Agreements. CLINTON: I will
be supporting Senator Leahys legislation to deny fast-track procedures to trade agreements that
include immigration provisions. As you know, I voted against granting Trade Promotion Authority
to the President and I believe the inclusion of these immigration provisions provides an example
of my concerns about providing the President with Trade Promotion Authority. Despite bipartisan
concerns about these provisions, Trade Promotion Authority means that we are unable to fix it.
(Sen. Hillary Clinton, Congressional Record, 7/31/03, S. 10579)

However, As First Lady Clinton Attacked The Business Community For Not Supporting The
Same Authority During The Clinton Administration
In 1998, Clinton Scolded The Business Community For Very Limited And Ineffective Effort On
Behalf Of Fast-Track Trade Authority. CLINTON: There was a very effective business effort in the
United States on behalf of NAFTA. There was a very limited and ineffective effort on behalf of fast track. I
dont know all the reasons for that. Some of them suggested, but I have no basis for any first-hand
knowledge or any analysis that I find convincing. The bottom line is, however, that no one in Congress felt
any particular pressure, or demand, by any business interest about giving the President the authority that
other presidents have had to negotiate trade agreements. (Hillary Clinton, Remarks At The Annual Meeting of the World
Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland, 2/2/98)
Based On Their Efforts On Fast-Track Authority, Clinton Complained That Business Interest In
America Care About Opening Markets Around The World. CLINTON: Now again, I have to conclude
that either American business doesnt care about opening markets around the world -- but I find that
very hard to believe -- or they feel that their involvement in politics is something that they wish to
minimize or steer clear of and dont want to become participants in any effort to pass such legislation, or
some other reason that I have yet to understand. But the effect was the same. (Hillary Clinton, Remarks At The Annual
Meeting of the World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland, 2/2/98)

Clintons Remarks Were Toughly Worded Against The Business Community Hillary
Rodham Clinton, in a toughly worded speech here Monday, said American business leaders had
neglected their own interests by failing to support fast-track trade negotiating power for her
husband. (Hillary Clinton Lectures In Davos, The New York Times, 2/3/98)

CLINTON ADVOCATED USING FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS TO CREATE AN ECONOMIC

NATO WITH THE EUROPEAN UNION, DESPITE OBJECTIONS FROM LABOR
In 2012, Clinton Said She Was Discussing A Free Trade Agreement With The EU. CLINTON: Thats
why we are discussing possible negotiations with the European Union for a comprehensive agreement
that would increase trade and spur growth on both sides of the Atlantic. We have more work to do,
including addressing longstanding barriers to trade and market access, but if we work at it and if we get
this right, an agreement that opens markets and liberalizes trade would shore up our global
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competitiveness for the next century, creating jobs and generating hundreds of billions of dollars for our
economies. So I hope we will continue working to find a way forward and make stronger trade and
investment ties a major strategic goal of our transatlantic alliance. (Hillary Clinton, Remarks At The Brookings Institution,
Washington, D.C., 11/29/12)

The Washington Posts David Ignatius: Clinton Spoke Optimistically Of Free Trade
Agreements With The European Union While Secretary Of State, Envisioning An Economic
NATO. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tipped the U.S. hand on Nov. 29 when she said at the
Brookings Institution, We are discussing possible negotiations with the European Union for a
comprehensive agreement that would increase trade and spur growth on both sides of the
Atlantic. She noted the long-standing barriers to trade and market access that would have to be
removed to make any such deal possible, such as the European Union's protectionist agricultural
rules. Clinton is said to envision an economic NATO - a comprehensive agreement covering trade
in goods, services, investment and agriculture. (David Ignatius, Meet TAFTA: An Economic NATO, The Washington Post,
12/5/12)

Because Of Barriers That Have Emerged Behind Borders, Clinton Said The U.S. Needed To Move
Toward A Comprehensive Trade Agreement With The European Union. CLINTON: In the face of
rising challenges to our shared economic model and the growth of barriers to trade that have emerged
not at borders, but behind them, we need to continue to promote a rules-based order of open, free,
transparent, and fair competition in the global marketplace. Thats why we are discussing possible
negotiations with the European Union for a comprehensive agreement that would increase trade and
spur growth on both sides of the Atlantic. (Hillary Clinton, A Statesmans Forum With Secretary Of State Hillary Clinton, Brookings
Institution, Washington, D.C., 11/29/12)

Clinton Said The U.S. Needs To Move Beyond Most Favored Nation Status With The EU.
CLINTON: But despite that progress, the United States remains one of only a handful of WTO
members not to move beyond most favored nation status with the EU. We need to do better. (Hillary
Clinton, A Statesmans Forum With Secretary Of State Hillary Clinton, Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C., 11/29/12)

Clinton: So I Hope We Will Continue Working To Find A Way Forward And Mark Stronger Trade
And Investment Ties A Major Strategic Goal Of Our Transatlantic Alliance. CLINTON: So I hope we
will continue working to find a way forward and make stronger trade and investment ties a major
strategic goal of our transatlantic alliance. Now, the path ahead for Europe and for our partnership will
not be an easy one, but Im confident that we will once again do what is necessary because we have done
it so many times before. (Hillary Clinton, A Statesmans Forum With Secretary Of State Hillary Clinton, Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C.,
11/29/12)

Big Labor Has Attacked A Proposed Trade Agreement With The European Union
The AFL-CIO Came Out Against Using A Trade Agreement With The European Union (EU), Claiming
It Would Deregulate Or Drive Down Europes High Standards That Protect Families And The
Environment. And in many respects, the European nations social programs to protect families and the
environment exceed those of U.S. laws and regulationsand any U.S.-EU agreement must not be used as
a tool to deregulate or drive down these higher standards. If that is the goal, working families of both
regions will pay the price. (U.S.-EU Free Trade Agreement (TTIP), AFL-CIO, Accessed 11/24/14)

The AFL-CIO Warned Against A Status Quo Approach To A Free Trade Agreement With
The EU. However, it is important for there to be a new approach to this agreement: the status
quo approach to trade has resulted in increasing income inequality, stagnating or declining wages
and unacceptably high trade deficits that are sapping economic growth. (U.S.-EU Free Trade Agreement
(TTIP), AFL-CIO, Accessed 11/24/14)
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Some Critics Fear The Agreement Could Undermine Buy American Clauses That Give U.S.
Companies An Advantage In Government Contracts. There is dissent in the United States, too, where
some critics fear Washington may bargain away the Buy American clauses that give U.S. companies an
edge in government contracts. (Anthony Faiola, Free Trade With U.S.? Europe Balks At Chlorine Chicken, Hormone Beef, The Washington
Post, 12/4/14)

CLINTON SUPPORTED NORMALIZING TRADE RELATIONS WITH CHINA

In October 2000, Clinton Said She Supported Her Husbands Efforts To Normalize Trade Relations
With China, And Would Have Voted For It Had She Been In The Senate. CLINTON: Had I been in the
Senate this year, I would have voted for normalizing trade relations with China. (Hillary Clinton, Remarks To The
Council On Foreign Relations, New York, NY, 10/17/00)

That Year, Clinton Said Normalizing Trade Relations With China Was In The Interests Of
America And American Workers, Allowing America To Compete In Their Marketplace.
CLINTON: That's a very good and hard question. And I know many people, here in Western New
York in particularly and Eerie Country, are concerned about this vote, and I share the concerns
that many of my supporters in organized labor have expressed to me, because I do think we have
to make sure that we improve labor rights, we improve environmental standards in our bilateral
and our multilateral trade agreements. But on balance, I've looked at this, I've studied it, I think it
is in the interests of America and American workers that we provide the option for China to go
into the WTO. Right now, we are trading with China. We have a huge trade deficit with China. The
agreement that has been negotiated between our two countries would open their markets to us in
a way that they are not yet open, and in fact, for many large manufactured products, like
automobiles, we would have the first chance to really get in and compete in that marketplace.
(CNNs Late Edition With Wolf Blitzer, 4/26/00)

The Economic Policy Institute Estimates That Growth In The U.S. Goods Trade Deficit With China
Between 2001 And 2013 Eliminated Or Displaced 3.2 Million U.S. Jobs. Growth in the U.S. goods
trade deficit with China between 2001 and 2013 eliminated or displaced 3.2 million U.S. jobs, 2.4 million
(three-fourths) of which were in manufacturing. These lost manufacturing jobs account for about twothirds of all U.S. manufacturing jobs lost or displaced between December, 2001 and December 2013. (Will
Kimball and Robert E. Scott, China Trade, Outsourcing And Jobs, Economic Policy Institute, 12/11/14)

Bloomberg Headline: After Doubts, Economists Find China Kills U.S. Factory Jobs. (Peter Gosselin and

Mike Dorning, After Doubts, Economists Find China Kills U.S. Factory Jobs, Bloomberg, 6/18/15)

Between 1 Million And More Than 2 Million Of The 5 Million Americans Factory Jobs Lost
Are Traceable To Low-Cost Imports Associated With China. But studies examining the
impact of Chinas entry to the World Trade Organization in late 2001 have made the case that
between 1 million and more than 2 million of the 5 million American factory jobs lost since 2000
are traceable to low-cost imports. (Peter Gosselin and Mike Dorning, After Doubts, Economists Find China Kills U.S. Factory
Jobs, Bloomberg, 6/18/15)

Obama Liked To Needle Former Clinton White House Aides Jeff Bader And Larry Summers About
The Clinton-Backed Entry Of China Into The World Trade Organization, Saying Did You Guys Give
Away Too Much? When [National Security Council Asia Director Jeff] Bader tried to brief him on Asian
security issues before a visit by Hu Jinntao in 2010, Obama waved him away impatiently. Nobody cares
about security, he said. They only care about the economy. During the Clinton administration, Bader had
actually worked with Obamas economic wise man, Larry Summers, to negotiate Chinas entry into the
World Trade Organization. Rather than being impressed by that achievement, Obama liked to needle
them about it. Did you guys give away too much? he asked more than once. So hawkish was Obama on
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trade that Summers and Tim Geithner, his Mandarin-speaking Treasury secretary, would team up to
parry his instincts to strike back at Beijing. (Mark Landler, Alter Egos: Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, And The Twilight Struggle Over
American Power, 2016, pg. 297-298)

CLINTON FAILED THE UNITED STATES ON TRADE AS SECRETARY OF STATE

In A October 2011 Foreign Policy Essay, Clinton Said She Would Look To The Asia Pacific Region In
Order To Help President Obamas Goal Of Doubling Exports By 2015 Become A Reality. CLINTON:
The region already generates more than half of global output and nearly half of global trade. As we strive
to meet President Obamas goal of doubling exports by 2015, we are looking for opportunities to do even
more business in Asia. (Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Op-Ed, Americas Pacific Century, Foreign Policy, 10/11/11)
Hillary Rodham Clinton Served As The 67th Secretary Of State Of The United States From January
21, 2009 To February 1, 2013. (Former Secretary Of State Hillary Rodham Clinton: 2009 To 2013, U.S. State Department, Accessed
6/21/16)

Cumulative U.S. Global Trade Deficits While Clinton Was Secretary Totaled Trillions Of
Dollars
According To The Census Bureau, From February 2009 Through The End Of January 2013,
Nominal U.S. Trade Deficits Totaled $2,608,057,200,000. (U.S. Census Bureau, Accessed 6/27/16)
According To The Bureau of Economic Analysis, From February 2009 Through The End Of January
2013, The Seasonally Adjusted U.S. Trade Deficits Totaled $1,967,036,000,000. (U.S. Bureau Of Economic
Analysis, Accessed 6/27/16)

The Cumulative U.S. Trade Deficit With China Was Over A Trillion Dollars While Clinton Was
Secretary
According To The Census Bureau, From February 2009 Through The End Of January 2013,
Nominal U.S. Trade Deficits With China Totaled $1,117,497,900,000. (U.S. Census Bureau, Accessed 6/27/16)
According To The Bureau of Economic Analysis, From 2009 Through 2012, The Seasonally
Adjusted U.S. Trade Deficit With China Totaled $1,054,382,000,000. (U.S. Bureau Of Economic Analysis, Accessed
6/27/16)

Year-On-Year Trade Deficits With China Increased During Clintons Four Years As Secretary
Of State
According To The Census Bureau, From 2008 To 2012 Year-On-Year Nominal Trade Deficits With
China Increased By $47 Billion, Or 18 Percent. (Trade In Goods With China, U.S. Census Bureau, Accessed 6/27/16)

In 2012, The U.S. Trade Deficit With China Was $315 Billion, Up From $268 Billion In 2008.
(Trade In Goods With China, U.S. Census Bureau, Accessed 6/27/16)

Trade Deficits With The Asia Pacific

During Clintons Four Years As Secretary Of State, The U.S. Trade Deficit With The Asia-Pacific
Increased By $44 Billion, Or 9 Percent. (Trade In Goods With Asia, U.S. Census Bureau, Accessed 8/19/16)

In 2012, The U.S. Trade Deficit With Asia Was $510 Billion, Up From $466 Billion In 2008.
(Trade In Goods With Asia, U.S. Census Bureau, Accessed 8/19/16)

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