<div dir="auto"><div><br><br><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Arthur Stamoulis<br>Citizens Trade Campaign <br>(202) 494-8826</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">White, Harper</strong> <br>Date: Tue, Aug 2, 2022, 10:08 AM<br>Subject: FW: DeLauro, Warren Call for Better Engagement with Congress, Public on Proposed Indo-Pacific and Americas Trade Deals, No TPP 2.0<br><br></div><br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Green, King <<a href="mailto:King.Green@mail.house.gov" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">King.Green@mail.house.gov</a>> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 2, 2022 9:46 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Green, King <<a href="mailto:King.Green@mail.house.gov" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">King.Green@mail.house.gov</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> DeLauro, Warren Call for Better Engagement with Congress, Public on Proposed Indo-Pacific and Americas Trade Deals, No TPP 2.0
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">August 2, 2022<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Contact:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:Green,%20King%20%3cKing.Green@mail.house.gov%3e" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">King Green</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> (DeLauro) – (202) 381-8621<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:Sarabia,%20Alex%20(Warren)%20%3cAlex_Sarabia@warren.senate.gov%3e" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Alex Sarabia</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> (Warren) – (202) 224-2292<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">WASHINGTON, DC –</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> Chair of the House Appropriations Committee Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) today sent a letter to the Biden administration
requesting that the agencies involved engage in robust consultation with Congress and outside stakeholders on the recently announced Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) and Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity (APEP), and urging them learn from
the failures of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">“We urge you to consider the lessons of past trade negotiations that too often were conducted in secret, with members of Congress, workers and their unions, environmentalists, and consumer advocates largely
unable to review text and ensure their interests were addressed,” <b>the lawmakers wrote.
</b>“…If negotiations on IPEF and APEP proceed, we urge you to ensure that any agreement benefits American workers, not corporate offshoring, and to provide Congress and the public with clearer insight into your approach to the negotiation process, including
through robust consultation throughout the process and congressional approval of any binding commitments.”<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The proposed partners for IPEF include nations such as Vietnam and Malaysia with autocratic governments, terrible human and labor rights practices, and poor environmental protections. While the Office of U.S.
Trade Representative has committed to including strong labor standards, including country-specific provisions where needed, other agencies have yet to make a similar commitment.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The letter was sent to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. You can read the full letter
<a href="https://delauro.house.gov/sites/delauro.house.gov/files/DeLauro_Warren_IPEF%20Letter%20Final_8.1.22.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
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