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Paulsen Statement on Invitation for Canada to Join Trans-Pacific Partnership

Statement

Date: June 19, 2012
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Trade

Representative Erik Paulsen (MN-03), member of the House Ways and Means Committee, today issued the following statements in response to the announcement of the invitation for Canada to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations:

"It has been an important week for Minnesota and American trade. I am pleased with the news that Canada has been invited to join the TPP talks. Our neighbor to the north serves as Minnesota's largest export destination with $5 billion in annual exports. Canada's participation in the TPP negotiations is a positive step forward, and will benefit Minnesota workers and job creators."

Paulsen, a champion of small business and advocate of free enterprise, entrepreneurship, and innovation, currently serves on the House Ways and Means Committee. He is co-chair of the Congressional Medical Technology Caucus and the U.S.--Korea Free Trade Working Group.


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