“International trade has not only had a positive impact on our national economy, it is also a strong economic driver in my district. In fact, Texas leads the nation in exports and jobs directly linked to them”.
In 2014, Texas exported $289 billion in goods and led the nation in manufacturing exports by a large margin. During 2013, the metropolitan area of Dallas-Ft. Worth-Arlington exported $27.6 billion in goods to the rest of the world.
Establishing Trade Promotion Authority will give President Obama the tools he needs to negotiate free and fair trade agreements across the globe. I strongly urge the Senate to send this legislation to the President’s desk.” - Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson
