Barack Obama

“ Now, our businesses already sell goods and services in other countries at record levels. Our farmers, our factory workers, and our small businesses are exporting more than ever before - and exporters tend to pay their workers higher wages.
More small businesses are using the internet to grow their business by reaching new customers they couldn't reach before, too. As an example, nine in ten American small businesses that use eBay as a platform to sell their products are exporters - with customers in more than 30 different countries on average. ”

“ And that's why we've successfully gone after countries that break the rules at our workers' expense. But that doesn't mean we should close ourselves off from new opportunities, and sit on the sidelines while other countries write our future for us. We should seize those opportunities. We should make sure the future is written by us. And if we do, we won't just keep creating good new jobs for decades to come - we'll make sure that this century is another all-American century. ”

“ At a moment when our businesses are creating jobs at the fastest pace since the 1990s, we've still got to do everything we can to help workers and businesses succeed in the new economy - one that's competitive, connected, and changing every day. ”