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Post by unlawflcombatnt on Jan 5, 2007 18:42:26 GMT -6
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Post by blueneck on Jan 5, 2007 21:13:39 GMT -6
Great site. I was going to post this link but you beat me to it ;D
Lori Wallach is a great patriot and tireless advocate for US workers
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Post by unlawflcombatnt on Jan 6, 2007 14:05:58 GMT -6
Yes, Global Trade Watch is a truly outstanding site. I'd been there in the past, but I had never noticed that they had links to the Congressional and Senatorial voting records for most "free trade" legislation.
Feel free to post any of their sub-links here as well if they seem useful.
In copying down most of the trade votes, it was interesting to see who has voted against the various free trade bills. It appears that (new) Senator Bernie Sanders voted "no" nearly 100% of the time. Republican Congressman Ron Paul has also voted "no" nearly 100% of the time. Republican Congressman Duncan Hunter had voted "no" 100% of the time until Bush took office. He has since voted "yes" on a couple of pro-globalist measures, starting with his tie-breaking "yes" vote to renew Bush's fast-track authority in December 2001 (passed 215-214). This was followed by his "yes" votes on the Oman Free Trade Agreement and the Bahrain Free Trade Agreement. It appears that Hunter has become a globalist under Bush.
In the Senate, Russ Feingold and Byron Dorgan have been the most consistent opponents to free trade-job give-away bills.
It was surprising and disappointing to see how much Senator John Kerry voted in favor of free trade legislation.
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