The U.S. Coalition for TPP, a broad-based and diverse group of U.S. companies and associations representing the principal sectors of the U.S. economy, is collecting signatures for a joint sign-on letter urging support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The letter will be delivered to all members of Congress this fall.

It is critical that Congress understands the importance of the TPP to the future growth of trade, jobs, prosperity and competitiveness of the United States. Hearing support from organizations like yours will help members of Congress act on a strong, market-opening TPP before the end of the year.

This letter is open to all businesses/corporations, business associations, state and local chambers and allied organizations.

If your organization signed previous Coalition letters in support of the TPP it will be automatically added to this current letter.

If your organization has not participated in past Coalition efforts to support the TPP, please consider joining this letter by adding your name today!

The deadline for signatures is Tuesday, November 8, 2016 by 12:00pm EDT.

For additional information, please contact:

Ken Monahan
Director, International Trade Policy
National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)
kmonahan@nam.org
(202) 637-3078

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Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement Sign-On Letter

Dear Member of Congress:

We, the [total number] undersigned companies, associations and organizations active across the United States, are writing to express our strong support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement and urge Congress to vote to approve it this year. The TPP is critical to the future growth of trade, jobs, prosperity and competitiveness of the United States.

The Asia-Pacific will continue to be the most vibrant region in the global economy for the foreseeable future. Yet, we are falling behind because other countries have negotiated preferential trade agreements in the region that place our manufacturers, innovators, service providers, farmers and ranchers, and workers at a competitive disadvantage. Approval of the TPP will close the gap, and place U.S. companies, farmers and ranchers, and workers at the center of this dynamic regional economy.

The United States exported $59 billion worth of agricultural products and $605 billion of manufactured goods to TPP countries in 2015, and $173 billion of services to TPP countries in 2014. U.S. goods exports to the world supported an estimated nearly seven million jobs in 2014. By cutting tariffs and red tape and eliminating other market distortions affecting our goods, installing critical new rules for the digital economy and services trade, and establishing stronger protections for transparency, innovation and intellectual property – subject to strong enforcement – the TPP will help our manufacturers, innovators, service providers, and farmers and ranchers export more, produce more and thereby support more jobs in the United States.

Failing to approve the TPP would have significant costs for the United States: It would keep our manufacturers, innovators, service providers, and farmers and ranchers at a competitive disadvantage; severely damage U.S. leadership and credibility in the region; and cede economic leadership in Asia to other countries that are pursuing alternative regional trade agreements that do not include the United States.

America already faces substantial headwinds in the global economy. America needs to be at the forefront of opening markets, establishing strong rules and high standards for trade, and leveling the playing field globally, rather than continuing to sit on the sidelines.

As congressional leaders and the administration work to agree on a path for a successful vote this year, we urge you to encourage that effort and express your support for moving forward on a strong, market-opening TPP this year.

Sincerely,