On behalf of U.S. plastics industry and its workers, SPI's William R. Carteaux congratulated Senate for approving Trade Promotion Authority (TPA). "This vote," offered Carteaux, "will give trade negotiators the authority and the flexibility they need to finalize a robust Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) between the United States and 11 Pacific-rim countries." Carteaux cited TPA as having potential to expand exports as well as allowing companies to create more jobs with better wages.