the usda and usaid. i thank senator roberts for working with me. i also senator wyden want to thank you. even though we are in different places on this my and i will not be supporting tpihade the work you have done on transparency and enforcement. for me the bottom line is we want to export our products not our jobs and when we look at the global economy we have a choice of creating a system where there is a race to the top with opportunities to strengthen not only our middle-class but the middle i suppose around the world or race to the bottom in terms of lower wages and shipping jobs overseas. i don't see the toughness that i need for a yes vote and certainly we'll talk more about current to later. i appreciate there is some kurianzi -- but it is not strong enough to be enforceable and i think it's incredibly important that whatever we do has enforceable standards and a going forward. i appreciate the opportunity to say a few words and we will certainly have more discussions. >> thank you senator stabenow. anyone else want to make an opening statement? >> mr. chairman i want to thank you and the ranking member for getting us where we are. this is both necessary and l

roman was here and , of course, he has been working on these two big trailed -- trade deals, tpp and tpi thewith europe. nfluestion is whether the -- the afl-cio has found itself supportive of any of the big trade deals that we have done, and if not, what would it take for you to be supportive of any trade deal? and what would it take for you to be supportive of these trade deals? >> first of all, we have supported some trade deals. they have not been many, because most, if not all, of the trade agreement have been fashion on the nafta model. even its creators and a couple of others have said it failed. they were supposed to raise living standards on both sides of the border. they haven't. all threendards in countries have stagnated or dropped. they were supposed to increase our trade outland. we went from a surplus to a deficit. it was supposed to create jobs and we have lost jobs. as long as it is predicated on a nafta model, which is a failed model, it will be difficult. up, we submitted over 300 recommendations. i don't know how many of those are going to get through and make it to the o

that's probably not a very good idea so does work like that to be done, and tpi to be on the list and we can get busy. we will hear in a moment about what this new congress is going to be like. but we think the agenda ought to begin answer we continue with the growth for much of the start of 2015. and that's where we think we can see the parties across the country come together, the house and senate can come together and we think there's plenty of room for the president to work with congress. so we think it's achievable and we're excited about it and excited about today's opportunity to have a discussion about some of the new personnel is a new direction we'll be seeing in washington. so great agenda, a lot of explanation of what did happen, pretty significant prognostication about what will happen. so we set start and continued with economy and now it's my pleasure to turn the program i think over, right back to beth. should make the introductions. thank you very much, and we're delighted to be a part of this. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, governor. and thank you again to the b

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tpi, high standards, fully enforceable are going to be agreements, and that creates a global standard. >> all right, thank you. dr. boustany. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and i too want to thank you for the tremendous work ustr's been doing under your leadership. mr. ambassador, i fully believe our capacity to lead internationally is our strong and, hopefully, growing economy and our willingness to engage. and you can argue that our most important export is the fair application of rule of law. and the work you're doing is right at the center of all of that. i want to focus on the investor state dispute settlement issues, i believe that having a strong investor state dispute mechanism in place is critical to protecting u.s. investors doing business abroad. this is especially important for companies engaged in energy projects. my district we have a lot of companies that engage internationally, and this is something i hear from them, that they want to see strong provisions in any trade agreements that we have. clearly, having access to a neutral third-party arbitration when there's disagreement with governments is something that's really important, especially in light of what's happened his

we've talked a lot at tpi and in a variety of other contexts that all of the, the vast majority of the academic papers that have looked at this have found exactly what you'd expect to find, which is piracy earns sales. there was lots of talk about that. i think what's less talked about is that piracy screws with all of the existing business models in the industry. all the business models, and this is exactly what the e-context books tell you you should do is to use strategies to maximize your revenue, but they all depend on the quality and the usability of the content and piracy makes it harder to execute each and every one of those strategies. there are a bunch of things you can do to help with piracy, and it turns out that making legal content easier to consume works, and making pirated content harder to consume also works, but it's still an incredibly, incredibly hard problem to solve. and if i know that the content i'm getting ready to buy for $10 on itunes is available for free somewhere, there are a lot of people who are going to use that to make the wrong decision. >> you know,

and how is this still affecting the industry's and how are they adjusting? >> i think wei think we talked a lot at tpi of other contexts that all of the vast majority of the academic papers that have looked at this have found exactly what you expect to find, piracy hurts sales that we have talked a lot about. less discussed is the fact that piracy screws with the existing business models in the industry, all the business models which is exactly what the context book tells you you should do , use discrimination strategies to maximize revenue. but those strategies depend upon being able to control the timeliness, quality, and usability of content,command piracy makes it harder to execute each and every strategy. there are things that you can do to help of privacy, and making legal content easier to consume marks and making piracy content harder to consume works, but it is still an incredibly, incredibly hard problem to solve. and if i no that the concept i am getting ready to buy for ten bucks on itunes is available for free somewhere there are a lot of people that will use that to make the wrong decisi

tpi ptsd. now, you may still be administratively discharged, but when you leave you will leave with paper that allows you to get help through the v.a., through the systems we got out there in place. help,ing a bigger view of we have revamped the physical fitness test, making them more realistically aligned with the jobs we do. trying to promote healthier lifestyles through a culture of fitness and better nutrition. part of taking care of sailors and marines is making it easier for them to take care of themselves and their families. have made career class are a lot more flexible. one example that we just dramatically expanded is the career mission program. you can take up to three years off. you os 241 back but you can -- forowe us to for one -- two one back, but get a degree that you want that meet -- we may not be willing to pay for. when they return, they are not penalized. rather, they compete with those who are similarly situated. with extended childcare hours by two hours on each end and paid maternity leave from six weeks to 18 weeks. one of the things we are trying , a nation that draws too broad of the distinction betwe