Albright, Powell Back Trade Deal for U.S. Security, Obama Says
- Bipartisan national security officials meet at White House
- Session caps week of Obama sales pitches on Pacific trade pact
Why Is Obama Working So Hard on Trade Deal?
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Flanked by top diplomats from past presidential administrations, President Barack Obama said that a sweeping trade deal he has negotiated with Asia-Pacific nations is vital to U.S. national security and Congress should pass it as soon as possible.
Obama met Friday with former secretaries of state Madeleine Albright, James Baker, Colin Powell and Henry Kissinger to promote the 12-nation trade pact, called the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Afterward, he said, the diplomats “believe our prosperity and our national security cannot be separated.”