President Barack Obama signed trade promotion authority legislation on Monday. His signature “opens the door to creating new trade partnerships around the world that will drive American business forward in the international marketplace,” American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman said in a statement.
Further, said Stallman, “The American economy stands stronger when we work together—and that’s just what Trade Promotion Authority enables us to do at the bargaining table. U.S. agriculture is ready for ambitious trade agreements that break down barriers to products grown and made in America, so our trading partners know we mean business.”