The TPP has the potential to be the building block for a wider Free Trade Agreement of the Asia-Pacific Region (FTAAP) - a goal endorsed by
APEC Leaders at the 2006 APEC Summit in Hanoi. Trade Representative Ron Kirk reiterated this goal for the TPP at the most recent round of TPP negotiations in Dallas this week. Given the focus of the current administration on trying to complete the TPP negotiations this year and what appears to be good progress so far, I will focus the rest of my testimony on the implications of the TPP for the U. S. and small business... The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations are the only other trade negotiation to which the U. S. is a party. Chairman Graves, Ranking Member Velázquez, honorable members of the committee, thank you for this opportunity to share my views with you on U. S. trade strategy and what&rsquo.