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Camp, Nunes Statements on the Administration’s Announcement about Japan and TPP

April 12, 2013
Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA) made the following statements after the Administration announced completion of bilateral consultations with Japan about its interest in joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).

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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