Kevin Brady Quotes

Ohio workers and Ohio manufacturers already know that we are, in fact, in a trade war, and the Chinese have done very well, thank you.

Years of passivity and drift among U.S. policymakers have allowed the U.S. - China trade deficit to grow to the point where is widely recognized as a major threat to our economy.

It was good to launch the economy in the '50s. Japan did this; China did this; even South Korea did this. All the East Asians did this - import substitution. I think all countries followed import substitution in the '50s and in the '60s, but I think by the '70s, countries were getting out of that first phase of the strategy.

To help U.S. workers, farmers and businesses, and America's long-term economic security, Congress should take decisive action to bring about fair trade with China, instead of squandering this opportunity on a weak Republican bill.

The WTO has one of the most impressive records in global economic governance, by promoting trade liberalisation and economic development.

And one of our points of continuing conversation with our trading partners is the urgency of their taking steps to remove barriers to their improved growth performance.

Instead of trade policy that is beneficial to American businesses and workers as well as our trade partners, we have a flawed trade policy that hurts all parties.

The developing countries must be able to take a more active part in trade negotiations, through technical assistance and support from the developed countries.

You mentioned the Free Trade Agreement and yes I can't tell you how pleased we are that Morocco is one of the countries that our country is going to begin negotiating a Free Trade Agreement with.

China has concluded that trade trumps all.

Trade can really be good for American workers and American businesses.

As we were all growing up, there used to be a very big mantra in India which was called 'export or perish.' There was a long period when we used to focus on import substitution.

Free trade is very important if we respect equality among nations.

We are on pace this year to have a trade deficit that is larger than $800 billion. We have never faced that before, but we continue to put forward trade agreements like these that leave us naked to competition that is neither free nor fair.

Nonetheless, the developing countries must be able to reap the benefits of international trade.

Free trade would place our farmers and workers in competition with peasant and sweated labor products.

Foreign trade can no longer be dealt with apart from other domestic economic policies and concerns. Governments often employ trade policies less for commercial ends than to achieve other goals- economic, political, and social.

The best way to help countries around the world is to help them with trade.

America has a right to demand that the world’s markets are open to our products …

Free trade is the result of prosperity rather than the cause of prosperity .... Without growth over a long period of time you will not have a political commitment to free trade.

Can you have a free trade agreement with a country that isn't free?

The people who are banking on Oriental trade are bound to be disappointed. The United States cannot compete with foreign countries until we can manufacture products at a lower cost, which means cheaper labor

There is nothing inconsistent between standing up for free trade and standing up for American workers.

I opposed the World Trade Organization.

For trade to grow, India must make a strategic decision that you want to encourage interdependence and more openness and more trade-based economy.