that is the right thing to do. -- that are free, but fair. that is the right thing to do. [applause] class look, i'm the first one to admit that passed trade deals have not always lived up to the hype.

hype. that's why we've gone after countries that break the rules at our expense. but 95% of the world's customers live outside our borders. we cannot close the -- close ourselves off from those opportunities. more than half of manufacturing executives have said they are actively looking to bring jobs back from china.

>> as we speak on china wants to write the rules for the fastest-growing region. that would put our workers and businesses at a disadvantage. why would we let that happen? we should write those rules. we should level the playing field. that is why i'm asking both partners to give me trade promotion authority to protect -- protect american workers with

[applause] class look, i'm the first one to admit that passed trade deals have not always lived up to the hype. that's why we've gone after countries that break the rules at our expense. but 95% of the world's customers live outside our borders. we cannot close the -- close