U. S. It would help the u. S. Economy. You may agree or not, but i will but in our forced 45 minutes we want to talk about trade with other countries and if you think it is good for america. The numbers are on the screen. The International Trade administration has put out the to six looking at u. S. Trade policy in terms of dollars. The 2013, 2 . 7 billion in the imports and 2 billion in exports. A sharp increase from 2009, one of the goals of the administration being increased trade with other countries. When it comes to american views on trade, p Research Center has pew Research Center has tracked this topic. They come up with a headline for the chart saying americans are insurer trade benefits. Only 20 of those polled say it creates jobs. 17 said International Trade rages wag raises wages. And 28 said Foreign Companies are good thing. You may have your thoughts on International Trade if it is good for america or perhaps not. Here is how you can let your thoughts be known. The numbers are on the screen. Joining us on the phone right now discuss the latest in trade policy, especially with the president s trip to india, mr. Stink. Good morning. Could you tell us what the trade in india mr. Csink. Good morning. Could you tell us with a trade in india indicates . Guest International Companies with dedicated billion dollars for u. S. Exports to india. Another 1 billion will be earmarked for Small Businesses located in world markets. And then the u. S. Government is also going to invest in helping india with Renewable Energy resources. For companies that produce solar, wind, to get their products to market. Host justin stink sink is this trade deal larger than others that we have . Guest no, i think the administration doing what it could with resources we already had. We heard the president speak a lot in the last few days while he was in india this in normal potential this enormous potential there. But there is currently only 1 of u. S. Exports there. I think these first these were symbolic steps, if not trying to encourage better relations with india. Host stories in your publication, they hope, saying the white house is going to work with democrats on future trade deals. Why do they have to reach out to their own party on this matter . Guest the president can talk about Promotion Authority, which would give him the ability to negotiate a trade deal, or serious trade deals with International Partners without having to worry about Congress Going back and meddling with them after the fact. There are a lot of democrats who opposed this. They see additional trade agreements as something that would pit American Workers against International Competitors that dont have to pay their workers as much. It is something that could see american jobs leave. We have seen that in the past. There is a lot of pressure from democratic allies. This is something the president has asked for, for a while, and did not get through. Host the role be a Senate Finance committee hearing. Michael broman will be at that meeting with trade policies the topic. It is led by orrin hatch. How does this policy differ from other administrations . Guest i think Michael Broman along with orrin hatch have really been lobbying members of congress. The white house is generally encouraged from what they have heard from Republican Leaders what they have heard from senator hatch. They see this as an opportunity in the now Republicancontrolled Congress to move forward on this authority and kind of gives the president more ability to negotiate these tried trade deals host again, that is just and justin sink talking about these trade deals. Thanks for your time. If you have interest about trade policy of the United States, a hearing with michael from and speaking right after todays washington journal. His increasing dread with other countries good for america . We want to know what you think. Reach out to us on social media as well. We will begin this morning with mary from danville, virginia democrats line. What do you think about trade with other countries . Caller i think its very bad for us and always has been. We have allowed big business to do what is good for their stockholders at the expense of the American Worker, the unionized man or woman. It will do just what mr. Sink said it will pit American Workers against people who will work for . 50 an hour. We have seen the believe as manufacturing jobs in this country, and it has and more so in different parts of the country. I came from suburban new york and watched those jobs bleed out of their 40 to 50 years ago. I now live in virginia where there is no tech file in the no textile industry left, no furniture making industry left. And you see municipalities driving companies to come in. I live in danville. Very close to me in martinsville, martinsville just paid millions of dollars to lure in an english tech company that will employ nobody from martinsville, because they dont have the skills to work in hightech manufacturing. It is killing our country. Host if the administration were to make changes in trade policy make it more competitive for American Workers, it would be something you would agree with, or not . Caller yes if you dont make it here, you should not be able to sell it here. Host danny, democrats line. Go ahead. Caller i want to make this clear. I supported the president. Im a democrat. But on this crime im so fed up with these trade deals. If i could do it, i would indict obama, and i would convict him and i would hang him. This is unbelievable. 75 of American People know that trade has been catastrophic free trade. Ordinary trade is good. You cannot possibly compete with workers that are in host lorraine, republican line. Caller i disagree also. And if we dont take things overseas, we can get a foot back into america to work for the companies. I see the influx of foreigners getting a work visa or something and coming over, too, and taking away american jobs over here and over there. Host would you stop trade deals altogether, or modify them . Caller well, i would cherry pick. Choose certain ones. Host fred, we will your from fred in virginia. Independent line. Caller how are you doing . Host fine, thank you. Caller i guess my comment is about the increase of the visas and how it is pretty much decimating the American Technology worker. And further, i just want to say that these caps on being increased under false pretenses under a false claim of a worker shortage will stop there is no worker shortage. There has been a false claim of a worker shortage, because there is no worker shortage. There has been no worker shortage. This basically serves the interest of some corporations. It is totally wrong, and the waste and fraud and abuse in that program really has to be fixed. Im glad that senator sessions is one of the guys championing that cause. Host that is fred from virginia. International trade is our topic. And your thoughts on whether you think it is good for america. If you want to call us, the numbers are on the screen. It was during the state of the union were president obama brought up trade policy asking for something called fasttrack authority and also making his presentation the case for the trade deal with europe and its specifications. Here is a bit of that speech. [video clip] as we speak on china wants to write the rules for the fastestgrowing region. That would put our workers and businesses at a disadvantage. Why would we let that happen . We should write those rules. We should level the Playing Field. That is why im asking both partners to give me trade Promotion Authority to protect protect American Workers with strong deals from asia to europe that are also free but [applause] fair. That is the right thing to do. That are free, but fair. That is the right thing to do. [applause] class look, im the first one to admit that passed trade deals have not always lived up to the hype. Thats why weve gone after countries that break the rules at our expense. But 95 of the worlds customers live outside our borders. We cannot close the close ourselves off from those opportunities. More than half of manufacturing executives have said they are actively looking to bring jobs back from china. Lets give them one more reason to get it done. Host mylan burke off of twitter as this to converse to the conversation. He says to open trade and if you are a person whose job is threatened, change your skill set. Scott is on the phone lines. Sierra vista, arizona, independent line. Go ahead. Caller good morning. I just want to reference a germ that people know of, but dont know the historical significance a term that people know of but dont know the historical significance. And it is called tradewinds. Trade goes with the direction of the wind flow. Over time, nations learn how to follow the flow of the winds across the globe to increase their productivity, their capital, their ability to be a global power. We have to understand that and remain competitive by counter trade. If 98 of the World Population is waiting to get a laptop or cell phone, weve got to know how to reach them because they have dollars. They have money to spend. And when we close our borders we close off the ability to say we cannot travel with the tradewinds. Host International TradeAssociation Says it 2013, as far as goods that were exported, 16 of those goods were transportation equipment. 13 were computer and electronic text. Almost 13 were chemicals. Machinery about 10 . And the trillium and cool products about 7. 6 with all other merchandise being 41 of that picture. When it comes to what we take in, all other merchandise about 42 . Computer and electronic products about 15 . 14 for transportation equipment. Oil and gas at 12. 5 . Chemicals a. 6 percent, and machinery, except electrical, its. 5 . 6. 5 . Don is next in michigan. Caller we need the we need freetrade and fair trade. We need trade with countries that have our point of view. As five nafta, which was a republican created deal as far as nafta, which was a republican created deal and signed by a democrat, those are the trade deals we do not need. We need trade deals that look out for the American Worker. Host you want the American Worker taken care of when these deals are being made. Caller exactly, exactly. Host in terms of salary, job protection, what areas . Caller as far as job protection, as far as salary. And we need to go back with pensions. Having a person work for 30 years, 25 years. He should be able to go home sit down and have a pension to look forward to. We need to get back to unions and bargaining rights for the lowwage workers and the middleclass workers. Host felicia, good morning columbia, maryland, independent line. Caller good morning. Hello, everyone. You know what, this is my pet peeve. Almost everything that i buy, i have it for about a month and it will break. And you take it back to the owner and he will say, well, it will be better if you buy it then to have it repaired. Than to have it repaired. You pay just as much to have it repaired. Im tired of cheap, crappy things that are imported. Please, please america lets invent our own products. Thank you. Host steve is up next will stop medicine, nebraska, republican line. What do you think about trade in other countries, increasing trade the . Is a good for america . Caller i guess im confused. If we are going to have wideopen borders that we can just let anybody in any time, but then we are supposed to block other peoples products so what are we doing . Importing super cheap labor to hold the prices down . Im just confused between open borders and free trade. Host what do you think about the current trade policy, aside from the border policy echoed caller aside from the border policy . Caller im a shareholder, so people need to get mormon education more of an education. You need to learn about how to participate in the economy and how markets work and educate yourself a little bit rather than just setback sit back and complain about whats happening. The ground is shifting under our feet and you learn how to change with it, or else you are just roadkill. Host what kind of shares you hold, what industry . What business . Caller just mutual funds, and just a variety. No one in particular. Trust me, not a Big Hedge Fund manager or anything like that. But everybody complains about the 1 being the investor class. Im not the 1 , but i do consider myself part of the investor class. I would recommend people just as a hobby if nothing else, just learn the language of money. This is a hobby. You dont have to be totally immersed in it or consumed by it. Host ok. International trade, and increasing that, if its good for america or if you disagree. You for a wide variety of calls on the topic. You can add your voice to the conversation. And you can also add to the conversation on our social media channels. There is a picture in the New York Times of saudi arabias new leadership in light of the death of king abdulla. King solomons ground. Also a story about the new leadership. It is mr. Ben i have ben nayiffs employment. Again, the president to meet with leadership, a four hour visit. That was added on to the trip once he left india. There is a picture. Back to our question about International Trade and if it is increasing its good for america. Rich on the independent line. Caller good morning. This is why im an independent, because i dont think either side really again, thats why im an independent. I dont think it is not has the interest of the American People. My comment is really about our youngsters. Im 56. I have two children. And i think the visas allowing the educated to come into our children and compete against that come to our country and compete against our children who also have educations. The chamber of commerce wanted them of the shareholders wanted, except for the people who raise our children here. And at a care of you are democrat or republican. Its just wrong. Both sides are giving our children to a future that is not as bright as the one i had growing up. Host freddie from the dale mississippi, republican line youre next. Caller this administration has been terrible at trading anything. Are you still there . Host yes, go ahead. Caller im not for doing any kind of trading. I wish they would stop all the trading. Host why would you want to stop all trade . Caller there are taliban leaders in it. Host lets hear from jc, fort worth, texas, democrat line. Caller i was calling about the . 99 stores. Americans flocked to the . 99 doors. Americans should not complain, because they take they spent tons of money buying cheap stuff. Host as far as your personal view on trade, increasing it, is it a good idea . Caller oh, i think its a great idea, but what im saying is americans should not playing stop they buy all of the should not complain. They buy all of the chief foreign products. Host sure, but why do you think its a good idea . Caller well, we buy their stuff, and they should buy our stuff too. Dont you think so . Host jc from fort worth, texas. We spoke about the president going to saudi arabia and talking about shared interests between indias leader and the United States over china. Heres the story. Vivian in texas, you are next. Democrats line. Caller thank you. We had tariffs protecting the company from chief foreign make her foreign labor. Now we need tariffs to protect workers from cheap foreign labor. As the markets expand for cars or hardwood floors, you know, all the stuff that goes into building those things the oil the trees for floors, i mean, they are cutting down hardwood forest in the rain forests just so people cannot hardwood cherry floors. Can have hardwood cherry floors. Its just going to destroy the world when we have all of these buyers and everything. I dont think that its not free trade. Its corporate globalization. Host vivian, when did you first become interested in the environmental portions of free trade . What got you focused on that . Caller ive always been a green voter. I mean can i vote democrat because we all hold our nose and do that these days, because the alternative is horrible. But anybody raised in the 1960s and 1970s has green issues and should. Just to have cans of tuna fish on every shelf all around the world, i dont know what it takes to feed 7 billion people. I honestly dont. I dont know how many forest they have to cut down to have fields to cut two plant crops to feed 7 billion people. But i dont think we can do it with freetrade. If i was just going for america or Something Like that, i would say no. Host the president is asking even members of his own party for more authority on trade issues. Something you would agree with or not . Caller nope. I sure wouldnt. I think that today, the free trade issues are just ally building. We have free trade with europe against russia. We are going to free trade with the philippines against Building Military in china. I think it is allied building more than actual it certainly isnt helping us. Host that is vivian from texas. Here is herschel from detroit she can, independent line. Caller look, i look all the time at this new program coming on called sharp tank shark tank and you get these people with country to realize he is and everything. And i notice before they with entrepreneurial ideas and everything. And i notice before they give them money they asked him how much it takes to make what they are making. The millionaires and billionaires are forcing those who want to make things