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 Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, issued a statement today regarding President Obama’s trip to the Asia-Pacific region and the announcement of progress in negotiating a Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement to promote free trade in the Asia-Pacific Region. Larsen is the co-chair of the bipartisan Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation caucus.

“The President’s trip to Asia and the announcement today that Asia-Pacific leaders are moving forward on an agreement to promote trade in the region are solid steps of progress to increasing exports to these important markets,” Larsen said. “Expanding exports is a critical way that businesses in Northwest Washington and around the nation are creating jobs, and promoting the Trans-Pacific Partnership is a critical way that the United States can continue its commitment to exports in the region.”

“It’s important to note that Asia-Pacific leaders have committed to cooperate on the protection of labor rights and environmental concerns in any final agreement,” Larsen added. “Exports mean jobs, particularly in Northwest Washington, and I’ll continue to work to make sure that future trade agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership create jobs here at home.”

The President also signed Larsen’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011 today. For more information on that bill, visit: https://go.usa.gov/IZD.

More information on the outlines of the Trans-Pacific Partnership can be found here: https://go.usa.gov/IZZ.