Barack Obama Quotes About Trade

• You got into these small towns in Pennsylvania and, like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years and nothing's replaced them. And they fell through the Clinton Administration, and the Bush Administration, and each successive administration has said that somehow these communities are gonna regenerate and they have not. And it's not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.

  Barack Obama

  Jobs, Frustration, Gun

• Under my plan of a cap-and-trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket.

  Barack Obama

  Electricity, Caps, Rate

  "Radio Ads Still Relevant In Presidential Campaigns". "All Things Considered" with Brian Naylor, www.npr.org. October 23, 2012.

• So if somebody wants to build a coal-powered plant, they can; it's just that it will bankrupt them because they're going to be charged a huge sum for all that greenhouse gas that's being emitted.

  Barack Obama

  Energy, Coal, Want

  "Audio: Obama Tells SF Chronicle He Will Bankrupt Coal Industry". www.newsbusters.org. November 2, 2008.

• It's not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them, or anti-immigrant sentiment, or anti-trade sentiment, as a way to explain their frustrations.

  Barack Obama

  Powerful, Frustration, Gun

  "Obama 'sorry' for God and guns jibe" by Caroline Davies, www.theguardian.com. April 12, 2008.

• We have to make sure America writes the rules of the global economy, and we should do it today while our economy is in the position of global strength, because if we don't write the rules for trade around the world, guess what: China will.

  Barack Obama

  Strength, Writing, America

  "Obama: Liberal critics of trade stuck in the past" by Theodore Schleifer, www.cnn.com. May 8, 2015.

• Sanctions alone could not stop Iran's nuclear program. But they did help bring Iran to the negotiating table.

  Barack Obama

  Leadership, Science, Technology

  "CNN Newsroom" with Wolf Blitzer, www.cnn.com. April 2, 2015.

• My top priority in any trade negotiation is expanding opportunity for hardworking Americans. It's no secret that past trade deals haven't always lived up to their promise, and that's why I will only sign my name to an agreement that helps ordinary Americans get ahead, the bill put forward today would help us write those rules in a way that avoids the mistakes from our past, seizes opportunities for our future and stays true to our values.

  Barack Obama

  Mistake, Writing, Past

  "Lawmakers clear path for Obama's historic trade deal" by Eric Bradner, www.cnn.com. April 30, 2015.

• One of the things we're going to have to discuss and debate is how are we striking this balance between the need to keep the American people safe and our concerns about privacy. Because there are some trade-offs involved. I welcome this debate, and I think it's healthy for our democracy.

  Barack Obama

  Thinking, Nsa, People

  "Around The World" with Michael Holmes, www.cnn.com. June 7, 2013.

• By some estimates, the oil you recently discovered off the shores of Brazil could amount to twice the reserves we have in the United States. We want to work with you. We want to help with technology and support to develop these oil reserves safely, and when you're ready to start selling, we want to be one of your best customers.

  Barack Obama

  Technology, Oil, Support

  "Brazil bars Chevron executives from leaving over spill" by Marilia Brocchetto and Maria P. White, www.cnn.com. March 18, 2012.

• Under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket… Because I’m capping greenhouse gasses, coal power plants, natural gas…you name it…whatever the plants were, whatever the industry was, they would have to retro-fit their operations. That will cost money…they will pass that money on to the consumers.

  Barack Obama

  Names, Energy, Cost

  "Obama: Energy Prices Will Skyrocket Under My Cap and Trade Plan". www.newsbusters.org. November 2, 2008.

• This is the moment when we must build on the wealth that open markets have created, and share its benefits more equitably. Trade has been a cornerstone of our growth and global development. But we will not be able to sustain this growth if it favors the few, and not the many.

  Barack Obama

  Growth, Development, Benefits

  Address to the People of Berlin, delivered 24 July 2008, Victory Column

• The politics around trade has always been tough, particularly in the Democratic party, because people have memories of outsourcing and job loss.

  Barack Obama

  Jobs, Memories, Party

  Barack Obama's remarks during Joint Press Conference with Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi in East Room of the White House, Washington, D.C., obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. April 17, 2015.

• I think when you're governing, it will become increasingly apparent that if you were to just eliminate trade deals with Mexico, for example, well, you've got a global supply chain. The parts that are allowing auto plants that were about to shut down to now employ double shifts is because they're bringing in some of those parts to assemble out of Mexico. And so it's not as simple as it might have seemed.

  Barack Obama

  Simple, Thinking, Example

  "President Obama’s first press conference of the Trump era, annotated". www.washingtonpost.com. November 14, 2016.

• We all know a lot of people who died in 9/11, the World Trade Center. A lot of money funding that mission is directly tied - from the 9/11 Commission, directly tied to Iran, Hezbollah, Hamas.

  Barack Obama

  Iran, People, World

  Source: www.foxnews.com

• Immigration is part of the reason why our economy is stronger and better positioned than most of our other competitors, is because we've got a younger population that's more dynamic when it comes to trade.

  Barack Obama

  Stronger, Immigration, Population

  Source: time.com

• I think that the important point is we've got to have a president who understands the benefits of free trade but also is going to enforce unfair trade agreements and is going to stand up to other countries.

  Barack Obama

  Country, Thinking, Agreement

  "Breaking the Sound Barrier: Third-Party Candidates Ralph Nader & Cynthia McKinney Respond to Final McCain-Obama Debate". "Democracy Now!" with Juan Gonzalez and Amy Goodman, www.democracynow.org. October 16, 2008.

• Yes to trade, but trade that ensures that these other countries that trade with us aren't engaging in child labor.

  Barack Obama

  Country, Children, Child Labor

  "President Barack Obama Holds a News Conference". ye.usembassy.gov. November 14, 2016.

• There are legitimate concerns and anxieties that the forces of globalisation are leaving too many people behind - and we have to take those concerns seriously and address them. But the answer isn't to turn inward and embrace protectionism. We can't just walk away from trade.

  Barack Obama

  People, Anxiety, Leaving

  Source: www.straitstimes.com

• The trade agreement itself does have labor and environmental protections, but we have to stand for human rights and we have to make sure that violence isn't being perpetrated against workers who are just trying to organize for their rights.

  Barack Obama

  Rights, Agreement, Environmental

  "McCain, Obama go head to head in last debate". www.cnn.com. October 15, 2008.

• The American people want to make sure that the rules of the game are fair. And what that means is that if you look at surveys around Americans' attitudes on trade, the majority of the American people still support trade. But they're concerned about whether or not trade is fair, and whether we get the same access to other countries' markets that they have with us. Is there just a race to the bottom when it comes to wages, and so forth.

  Barack Obama

  Country, Attitude, Mean

  Source: time.com

• I think it is possible for the world to see a Palestinian state - I'm not going to put a time frame on it - that is contiguous, that allows freedom of movement for its people, that allows for trade with other countries, that allows the creation of businesses and commerce so that people have a better life.

  Barack Obama

  Country, Thinking, People

  Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

• We'll build new ties of trade and of commerce, culture and education that unleash the potential of the Iraqi people.

  Barack Obama

  Military, Ties, People

  "Remarks by the President on Ending the War in Iraq". obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. October 21, 2011.

• More broadly, Prime Minister Lee [Hsien Loong] and I will work to advance the US-Singapore partnership across the board. We're committed to sustaining the dynamism of our economies with the Trans-Pacific Partnership - the highest-standard trade agreement ever - which will support trade and innovation in both our countries.

  Barack Obama

  Country, Agreement, Support

  Source: www.straitstimes.com

• I think that when it comes to issues of trade, I think it is important for us to be in favor of trade, but I also think it is important to make sure that we are putting in place the labor standards, the environmental standards, that are going to provide some of a fighting chance for American workers.

  Barack Obama

  Fighting, Thinking, Issues

  Source: www.politico.com

• I know that the politics around trade can be very difficult - especially in an election year.

  Barack Obama

  Years, Election, Difficult

  Source: www.straitstimes.com

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