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FL S1640
Resolution
AI Summary
- Expresses Florida Senate support for negotiation and ratification of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the United States and European Union
- States the transatlantic economy represents approximately 50 percent of global gross domestic product and that TTIP would remove trade constraints and stimulate economic growth
- Identifies TTIP as vital to United States economic expansion, small business international participation, and job creation, with particular benefits for Florida employment and exports
- Requests transmission of the resolution to the Florida congressional delegation urging Congress to grant trade promotion authority to the Executive Branch
- Notes that Congress holds sole constitutional authority to regulate foreign commerce and that successful TTIP negotiation requires bipartisan cooperation between state, federal, and foreign governments
Legislative Description
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
Last Action
Adopted
4/22/2015
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