Rockland Progressive Dems » Globalization http://rock-prog.org The information site of the Rockland Progressive Democratic Caucus Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:57:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Major new trade legislation pending http://rock-prog.org/2009/06/major-new-trade-legislation-pending/ http://rock-prog.org/2009/06/major-new-trade-legislation-pending/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:51:15 +0000 Steven White http://rock-prog.org/?p=437 The TRADE Act (H.R.3012) sets a clear standard for where House Democrats are on trade and is a clear rejection of the NAFTA model.  It requires a comprehensive review of the economic impact of existing major trade deals, before any new ones are considered. It also stipulates environmental and labor standards and provisions for food and product safety and human rights protections that lawmakers say were omitted from previous trade deals and now must be included.

It has 106 cosponsors in the house. None of our local representatives is on that list!

More at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/24/AR2009062403282.html

and: http://citizen.typepad.com/eyesontrade/

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