Agreement Quote by Barack Obama

The trade agreement has become a rather distinct feature of the American labor movement. ... It is based on the idea that labor shall…

— Mary Ritter Beard

Trade deals are not the vehicle for raising or lowering standards of protection for consumers, the environment, workers or anyone else. Regulations are made…

— Kenneth Clarke

Protectionism has never been an answer, will never be an answer. We need trade. We need trade agreements worldwide.

— Frans Timmermans

Unfortunately, the United States has entered into several free trade agreements that do not sufficiently protect and support our manufacturing industries and the millions…

— Dan Kildee

We need to fight protectionism with everything that we have because when there's a level playing field and when you have open markets and…

— Condoleezza Rice

I do think we need to hold countries accountable who violate trade agreements that are already in place. We need to get stronger about…

— Julian Castro

I think that when it comes to issues of trade, I think it is important for us to be in favor of trade, but…

— Barack Obama

Not only must we fight to end disastrous unfettered free trade agreements with China, Mexico, and other low wage countries, we must fight to…

— Bernie Sanders

Our trade negotiations should ensure that American workers are protected and that there are mechanisms in place to deal with other countries cheating.

— Carlos Beruff

I know that strong trade unions and best supported by Labour Government actually protect worker's rights.

— Gisela Stuart

Of course, trade agreements can be beneficial, but of course they need to avoid infringing on certain areas and respect diversity.

— Christine Lagarde

It's not a free trade agreement. It has virtually nothing to do with free trade... It's a protectionist agreement; it's anti free-trade.

— Noam Chomsky