Chairman Camp: “I intend to continue my intensive consultations with the Administration on the TPP agreement.  The bottom line is Japan must address its longstanding tariff and non-tariff barriers to U.S. exports – in particular on autos, insurance, and agriculture.  I will not support Japan’s entry into TPP unless we obtain airtight assurances that Japan’s participation in the TPP negotiations will neither diminish the comprehensive and ambitious nature of these negotiations nor delay the goal of concluding the negotiations this year.”

Chairman Nunes: “Japan’s participation in the TPP could greatly benefit U.S. companies, workers, farmers, and ranchers, but only if Japan meaningfully addresses its barriers to U.S. exports, particularly in the agriculture sector.  I will work closely with USTR as this process continues.  Japan must be prepared to meet TPP’s highly ambitious and comprehensive obligations without slowing down the negotiations.”

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