Well, were delighted youre here. President obama and japanese Prime Minister abe were diplomatically polite, but they didnt conclude any deal on the tpp, one the administration hoped to complete by the end of last year. Do you think youre going to get a deal this year you can send to congress . I think so. Im pretty optimistic about what can happen. Remember something i come from the private sector, as you know. Right. And its hard enough to negotiate deals with one other party, let alone get a deal done with 12 parties. And but i have enormous confidence in ambassador froman and in the president , theyre negotiating capabilities. And remember, were down to the end game of this negotiation. So its the hard stuff, right . The easy stuff has been handled. And that what they did say, though, is that theyve had breakthroughs and that theyve identified pathways to resolution on a number of issues. Some democrats and the Ford Motor Company say that youve got to include something on currency
Well, were delighted youre here. President obama and japanese Prime Minister abe were diplomatically polite, but they didnt conclude any deal on the tpp, one the administration hoped to complete by the end of last year. Do you think youre going to get a deal this year you can send to congress . I think so. Im pretty optimistic about what can happen. Remember something i come from the private sector, as you know. Right. And its hard enough to negotiate deals with one other party, let alone get a deal done with 12 parties. And but i have enormous confidence in ambassador froman and in the president , theyre negotiating capabilities. And remember, were down to the end game of this negotiation. So its the hard stuff, right . The easy stuff has been handled. And that what they did say, though, is that theyve had breakthroughs and that theyve identified pathways to resolution on a number of issues. Some democrats and the Ford Motor Company say that youve got to include something on currency
Well, were delighted youre here. President obama and japanese Prime Minister abe were diplomatically polite, but they didnt conclude any deal on the tpp, one the administration hoped to complete by the end of last year. Do you think youre going to get a deal this year you can send to congress . I think so. Im pretty optimistic about what can happen. Remember something i come from the private sector, as you know. Right. And its hard enough to negotiate deals with one other party, let alone get a deal done with 12 parties. And but i have enormous confidence in ambassador froman and in the president , theyre negotiating capabilities. And remember, were down to the end game of this negotiation. So its the hard stuff, right . The easy stuff has been handled. And that what they did say, though, is that theyve had breakthroughs and that theyve identified pathways to resolution on a number of issues. Some democrats and the Ford Motor Company say that youve got to include something on currency
Here. President obama and japanese Prime Minister abe were diplomatically polite, but they didnt conclude any deal on the tpp, one the administration hoped to complete by the end of last year. Do you think youre going to get a deal this year you can send to congress . I think so. Im pretty optimistic about what can happen. Remember something i come from the private sector, as you know. Right. And its hard enough to negotiate deals with one other party, let alone get a deal done with 12 parties. And but i have enormous confidence in ambassador froman and in the president , theyre negotiating capabilities. And remember, were down to the end game of this negotiation. So its the hard stuff, right . The easy stuff has been handled. And that what they did say, though, is that theyve had breakthroughs and that theyve identified pathways to resolution on a number of issues. Some democrats and the Ford Motor Company say that youve got to include something on currency manipulation. And now you h
President obama and japanese Prime Minister abe were diplomatically polite, but they didnt conclude any deal on the tpp, one the administration hoped to complete by the end of last year. Do you think youre going to get a deal this year you can send to congress . I think so. Im pretty optimistic about what can happen. Remember something i come from the private sector, as you know. Right. And its hard enough to negotiate deals with one other party, let alone get a deal done with 12 parties. And but i have enormous confidence in ambassador froman and in the president , theyre negotiating capabilities. And remember, were down to the end game of this negotiation. So its the hard stuff, right . The easy stuff has been handled. And that what they did say, though, is that theyve had breakthroughs and that theyve identified pathways to resolution on a number of issues. Some democrats and the Ford Motor Company say that youve got to include something on currency manipulation. And now you have sa