Barack Obama on Free Trade
• Strong labor, safety, and environmental standards on trade. (Feb 2008)
• More Transition Assistance for displaced workers. (Feb 2008)
• Enforce environmental & labor provisions in trade agreements. (Jan 2008)
• Enforce existing safety laws against Chinese products. (Dec 2007)
• NAFTA needs to be amended. (Dec 2007)
• Stand firm against CAFTA for labor & environmental standards. (Aug 2007)
• Congress subsidizes megafarms & hurts family farmers. (Aug 2007)
• People don't want cheaper T-shirts if it costs their job. (Aug 2007)
• Amend NAFTA to add labor agreements. (Aug 2007)
• Reinvest in communities that are burdened by globalization. (Jun 2007)
• Insist on labor and human rights standards for China trade. (Jul 2004)
• Fair trade should have tangible benefits for US. (Jun 2004)
• Voted YES on free trade agreement with Oman. (Jun 2006)
• Voted NO on implementing CAFTA for Central America free-trade. (Jul 2005)
• Extend trade restrictions on Burma to promote democracy. (Jun 2007)
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