youknow,i''dliketosaysomethingreallyserioustoeveryoneinthischamberinbothparties.ithinktradehasdividedusanddividedamericaoutsidethischamberfortoolong.somehow,wehavetofindacommongroundonwhichbusineandworkersandenvironmentalistsandfarmersandgovernmentcanstandtogether.ibelievethesearethethingsweoughttoallagreeon.so,letmetry.
first,weoughttoteardownbarriers,openmarketsandexpandtrade,butatthesametime,wemusteurethatordinarycitizeinallcountriesactuallybenefitfromtrade;atradethatpromotesthedignityofworkandtherightsofworkersandprotectstheenvironment.
wemustiistthatinternationaltradeorganizatiobeopentopublicscrutinyiteadofmysterious,secretthingssubjecttowildcriticism.
whenyoucomerightdowntoit,nowthattheworldeconomyisbecomingmoreandmoreintegrated,wehavetodointheworldwhatweentthebetterpartofthiscenturydoinghereathome.wehavegottoputahumanfaceontheglobaleconomy.
now,wemustenforceourtradelawswhenimportsunlawfullyfloodournation.ihavealreadyinformedthegovernmentofjapanifthatnation''ssuddensurgeofsteelimportsintoourcountryisnotreversed,americawillreond.
wemusthelpallmanufacturershithardbythepresentcrisiswithloanguarantees,andotherincentivestoincreaseamericanexportsbynearly$2billion.i''dliketobelievewecanachieveanewcoeusontradebasedontheseprinciples.andiaskthecongretojoinmeagaininthiscommonaroachandtogivethepresidentthetradeauthoritylongusedandnowoverdueandnecearytoadvanceourproerityinthe21stcentury.
tonight,iiueacalltothenatiooftheworldtojointheunitedstatesinanewroundofglobaltradenegotiationtoexpandexportsofservices,manufacturesandfarmproducts.
tonight,isay,wewillworkwiththeinternationallabororganizationonanewinitiativetoraiselaborstandardsaroundtheworld.andthisyear,wewillleadtheinternationalcommunitytoconcludeatreatytobanabusivechildlaboreverywhereintheworld.
ifwedothesethings–investinourpeople,ourcommunities,ourtechnology–andleadi