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Republican Ryan wants trade talks with Britain
Reuters ^ | June 28, 2016 | Patricia Zengerle

Posted on 06/28/2016 1:28:23 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Paul Ryan, the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, called on Tuesday for Washington, in parallel with its negotiations with Europe, to pursue a separate free trade agreement with Britain, once it has formally separated from the European Union.

Ryan, the highest-ranking elected Republican in the United States, echoed a call from many members of his party, who have dismissed President Barack Obama's contention that Britain will be at the "back of the queue" for trade talks. Obama issued that warning in April when he intervened to try to persuade Britons to vote to remain in the June 23 referendum on staying or leaving the EU.

Free trade agreements require the approval of both houses of the U.S. Congress. Ryan's Republicans currently control a majority in both the House and Senate....

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: brexit; britain; ryan; trade
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1 posted on 06/28/2016 1:28:24 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Best idea Ryan has had in a long time. This is exactly what civilized countries do— bilateral agreements, not micromanaging everything from immigration to the curve in a banana as superstate like the EU does. Singapore, Switzerland and Japan are three examples, of countries with great bilateral trade management.


2 posted on 06/28/2016 1:34:00 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (ObaMao: Fake America, Fake Messiah, Fake Black man. How many fakes can you fit into one Zer0?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Ryan is piggy backing on what Trump has already said.


3 posted on 06/28/2016 1:35:26 PM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

He’s still a backstabbing turncoat. Primary him.


4 posted on 06/28/2016 1:41:04 PM PDT by Ken H (Best election ever!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

AND who gives HIM the right to do anything but REPRESENT our House of Representatives???? He wasn’t on any ballot this time to be voted on by the American People...he lost last time, REMEMBER LOSER RINO RYAN???? YOU LOST!!!!


5 posted on 06/28/2016 1:43:29 PM PDT by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump; Trump; Trump; Trump; 100%)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

A future Trump Administration should negotiate trade deals with the U.K. and other countries.

The Speaker of the House?


6 posted on 06/28/2016 1:49:25 PM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (Ban muslims, NOT guns.....Register liberals, NOT guns)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Ryan best get himself a killer negotiator, one not from the GOPe bullpen. Their trail of trade deficits & debt wouldn’t cut it in private industry.


7 posted on 06/28/2016 1:49:46 PM PDT by JonPreston
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Let's see....where have I heard that before. Is he trying to pretend he's some kind of genius?

Now here's Ryan's problem....everyday, Ryan is agreeing with something that Trump has already proposed.

So Ryan is some kind of genius if the party likes it...right?

8 posted on 06/28/2016 1:56:47 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: JonPreston

Maybe he can hire Trump.


9 posted on 06/28/2016 1:59:39 PM PDT by georgiegirl
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

What does Britain have that we need? They do have some things we WANT, like MGs, Triumphs, Jags and Bentleys, but NEED?


10 posted on 06/28/2016 2:00:14 PM PDT by JimRed (Is it 1776 yet? TERM LIMITS, now and forever! Build the Wall, NOW!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Let President Trump address this in January. I do not trust Ryan to do anything more than parrot Obama and globalist interests and the GOPe.


11 posted on 06/28/2016 2:04:25 PM PDT by Reno89519 (No Sharia, No Islam. No Problem. Just say No to Islam. Period.)
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To: JimRed

I know that US customers and businesses buy a lot of engineering consultancy services from the UK.


12 posted on 06/28/2016 2:05:07 PM PDT by agere_contra (Hamas has dug miles of tunnels - but no bomb-shelters.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Must be an election year. lyin' ryan will toss Britain to the back of the queue the moment (God forbid) he's re-elected.

Somebody from the chamber of commies must have told him it's okay to practice taqiyya in order to retain power.

13 posted on 06/28/2016 2:07:50 PM PDT by Sirius Lee (If Trump loses, America dies)
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To: Reno89519

Exactly. Who does he think Trump is talking about when he says our leaders make dumb deals?


14 posted on 06/28/2016 2:09:50 PM PDT by monkeywrench (Deut. 27:17 Cursed be he that rmemoveth his neighbor's landmark)
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To: JimRed

Huh, this is interesting.

http://atlas.media.mit.edu/en/profile/country/gbr/

Apparently we export a fair amount of gas turbines. I never knew that!

We also export a suspicious amount of Gold. We have no gold mines, but yeah, we’re exporting loads of it.


15 posted on 06/28/2016 2:14:55 PM PDT by agere_contra (Hamas has dug miles of tunnels - but no bomb-shelters.)
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amount number of gas turbines
16 posted on 06/28/2016 2:16:38 PM PDT by agere_contra (Hamas has dug miles of tunnels - but no bomb-shelters.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

IMO, Ryan needs to be sent packing in November.


17 posted on 06/28/2016 3:51:02 PM PDT by ExTexasRedhead
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

As long as it protected the NHS from privatised interference, unlike TTIP. Nationalised healthcare is precious to Britain, much as it might be an anathema to most here, by the same token, any fta should not interfere with anything sacrosanct to Americans like gun ownership. The problem with Brussels is that it demanded too much say in how we governed our country and by what principles. We need to make sure that both sides are protected from undue influence over each other’s affairs and keep it strictly about trade of goods and services, and ease of access for the movement of skilled workers.


18 posted on 06/28/2016 6:13:45 PM PDT by sinsofsolarempirefan
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To: georgiegirl

Excellent idea :)


19 posted on 06/28/2016 6:27:36 PM PDT by JonPreston
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To: Parley Baer

“Ryan is piggy backing on what Trump has already said.”

Likely true...but still a HUGE IMPROVEMENT.


20 posted on 06/28/2016 6:42:33 PM PDT by BobL
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