Executive Council Statement
A New Era in Trade Policy
… several dozen free-trade incumbents out of office, replacing the vast majority with candidates who campaigned pledging to oppose unfair trade agreements and tax policies that ship good American jobs offshore. Across the country, from Ohio to Iowa, from Florida to California, voters resoundingly rejected more failed corporate trade deals and demanded a change in … World out of poverty and boost American competitiveness. It all sounds very appealing. The only problem is it doesn’t work. President Bush’s pro-corporate trade agenda has delivered an $800 billion trade deficit, stagnant real wages, and the …