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OBAMA VS. CANDIDATE OBAMA
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06/30/2009 3:00 PM
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PRESIDENT OBAMA: ACTIONS IN OFFICE
  • Has not announced plans to expand trade
  • Has said that he would still like to renegotiate NAFTA to include labor and environmental standards, but has not made this a top priority
  • Economic stimulus law contains a "Buy American" provision for stimulus funds, but Pres. Obama says it will be enforced in a manner "consistent with international trade obligations."
CANDIDATE OBAMA
ELECTION 2008
  • Said he wanted to expand free trade, but only if our trading partners agreed to appropriate labor and environmental standards
  • Pledged to renegotiate NAFTA to include these standards
  • Supported increasing trade adjustment aid
  • Proposed "Patriot Employer Act" to cut taxes for businesses that increase or maintain their percentage of overall workers who are American
 
CANDIDATE McCAIN
ELECTION 2008
 
DEMOCRATS
IN CONGRESS
  • Most oppose expanding free trade, and most voted against CAFTA
  • Democratic leaders have not brought trade agreements with Colombia or South Korea to a vote
  • However, about half of Congressional Democrats did support a recent free trade agreement with Peru, saying the agreement included appropriate labor and environmental standards
  • Nearly all supported retaining a "Buy American" provision for stimulus projects, but enforcing it "in a manner consistent with international trade obligations"
 
REPUBLICANS
IN CONGRESS
  • Most support expanding free trade, and most voted for CAFTA
  • Most strongly support proposed trade agreements with Colombia and South Korea
  • Most supported removing a "Buy American" provision for stimulus projects, but some voted to retain this provision
 
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