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Paulsen Applauds Implementation of U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 22nd, 2012

Paulsen Applauds Implementation of U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement  

Eden Prairie, MN – Representative Erik Paulsen (MN-03), Acting Chairman of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Resources, issued the following statement after U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk announced that the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement will take effect on October 31, 2012:

“Today’s announcement is welcome news for Minnesota workers, farmers, and employers. Our state’s job-creators export nearly $24 million worth of goods to Panama - $7 million of that right here in our own district. With this new agreement we create a level playing field for American businesses in Panama and help create new U.S. jobs and economic growth. But there is more to be done. It is vital that we continue to promote a robust and ambitious trade agenda by completing initiatives like the Trans-Pacific Partnership in order to  promote more exports."

Paulsen, a champion of small business and advocate of free enterprise, entrepreneurship, and innovation, currently serves on the House Ways and Means Committee and is co-chair of the Congressional Medical Technology Caucus.

For more information on Rep. Paulsen’s work in Congress visit www.paulsen.house.gov.

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