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In reply to the discussion: You know why many people don't trust Obama? [View all]Sunlei
(22,651 posts)hundreds of public documents easy to find from his first days in office, when America was in horrible economic shape.
Here's one example.
Working to Boost American Exports, Grow American Jobs Through Trade with the Asia-Pacific
Ambassador Ron Kirk
November 14, 2009
On Saturday in Singapore, I spoke to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit on behalf of President Obama. In my remarks to this gathering of more than 800 business leaders from across the Asia-Pacific region, I spoke of the robust and beneficial trade relationships that the United States enjoys with our 20 fellow APEC members 61 percent of total American manufacturing exports are destined for APEC economies, and roughly 3.7 million American jobs are supported by those exports and about the potential to gain even more job-creating opportunities for American workers, families, and businesses by increasing engagement with and exports to our partners in this fast-growing region.......
......Engagement in the Asia-Pacific region is vital to Americas trading future. If we want to create the jobs Americans need, we must gain further access to Asia-Pacific markets. As I told hundreds of business leaders in Singapore on Saturday, we must work together to bring home the benefits of trade....
https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2009/11/14/working-boost-american-exports-grow-american-jobs-through-trade-with-asia-pacific
from search WH. https://search.whitehouse.gov/search?affiliate=wh&form_id=usasearch_box&page=1&query=Trade+Asia