Eric Swalwell on Free Trade : Jul 17, 2019
Demand changes to NAFTA; use tariffs to crack down

15 CANDIDATES HAVE SIMILAR VIEWS: Joe Biden; Cory Booker; Peter Buttigieg; Julian Castro; Bill de Blasio; Kirsten Gillibrand; Kamala Harris; John Hickenlooper; Jay Inslee; Amy Klobuchar; Beto O`Rourke; Tim Ryan; Bernard Sanders; Elizabeth Warren; Marianne Williamson.

The majority of Democratic candidates want changes made to the agreement before it comes up for a vote in Congress. Seventeen candidates, asked by Citizens Trade Campaign, a national coalition pushing for changes to USMCA, agreed that Congress should not approve the deal until changes have been made.

Swalwell on Tariffs: Use tariffs to crack down on certain countries.

SIX CANDIDATES HAVE SIMILAR VIEWS: Amy Klobuchar; Wayne Messam; Seth Moulton; Tim Ryan; Bernard Sanders; Elizabeth Warren.

Some Democrats have embraced duties as a way to crack down on certain countries in some circumstances, although they're critical of Trump's approach.

Marianne Williamson on Free Trade : Jul 17, 2019
Demand changes to post-NAFTA agreement USMCA

15 CANDIDATES HAVE SIMILAR VIEWS: Joe Biden; Cory Booker; Pete Buttigieg; Julian Castro; Bill de Blasio; Kirsten Gillibrand; Kamala Harris; John Hickenlooper; Jay Inslee; Amy Klobuchar; Beto O`Rourke; Tim Ryan; Bernard Sanders; Eric Swalwell; Elizabeth Warren.

The majority of Democratic candidates want changes made to the agreement before it comes up for a vote in Congress, focusing on making changes to labor standards, environmental provisions, access to medicines and enforcement of the deal. Seventeen candidates, asked by Citizens Trade Campaign, a national coalition pushing for changes to USMCA, agreed that Congress should not approve the deal until changes have been made.

Mayor de Blasio has been among the most vocal candidates in expressing his opposition. "It's got a different name, but it's still NAFTA," he told CNN in July. "It's even worse in some ways. It gives even more power to corporations this time."

Bill de Blasio on Free Trade : Jul 17, 2019
USMCA is worse than NAFTA

15 CANDIDATES HAVE SIMILAR VIEWS: Joe Biden; Cory Booker; Pete Buttigieg; Julian Castro; Kirsten Gillibrand; Kamala Harris; John Hickenlooper; Jay Inslee; Amy Klobuchar; Beto O`Rourke; Tim Ryan; Bernard Sanders; Eric Swalwell; Elizabeth Warren; Marianne Williamson.

The majority of Democratic candidates want changes made to the agreement before it comes up for a vote in Congress, focusing on making changes to labor standards, environmental provisions, access to medicines and enforcement of the deal. Seventeen candidates, asked by Citizens Trade Campaign, a national coalition pushing for changes to USMCA, agreed that Congress should not approve the deal until changes have been made.

Mayor de Blasio has been among the most vocal candidates in expressing his opposition. "It's got a different name, but it's still NAFTA," he told CNN in July. "It's even worse in some ways. It gives even more power to corporations this time."

Jay Inslee on Free Trade : Jul 17, 2019
Demand changes to post-NAFTA agreement USMCA

15 CANDIDATES HAVE SIMILAR VIEWS: Joe Biden; Cory Booker; Pete Buttigieg; Julian Castro; Bill de Blasio; Kirsten Gillibrand; Kamala Harris; John Hickenlooper; Amy Klobuchar; Beto O`Rourke; Tim Ryan; Bernard Sanders; Eric Swalwell; Elizabeth Warren; Marianne Williamson.

The majority of Democratic candidates want changes made to the agreement before it comes up for a vote in Congress, focusing on making changes to labor standards, environmental provisions, access to medicines and enforcement of the deal. Seventeen candidates, asked by Citizens Trade Campaign, a national coalition pushing for changes to USMCA, agreed that Congress should not approve the deal until changes have been made.

Mayor de Blasio has been among the most vocal candidates in expressing his opposition. "It's got a different name, but it's still NAFTA," he told CNN in July. "It's even worse in some ways. It gives even more power to corporations this time."

Julian Castro on Free Trade : Jul 17, 2019
Demand changes to post-NAFTA agreement USMCA

15 CANDIDATES HAVE SIMILAR VIEWS: Joe Biden; Cory Booker; Pete Buttigieg; Bill de Blasio; Kirsten Gillibrand; Kamala Harris; John Hickenlooper; Jay Inslee; Amy Klobuchar; Beto O`Rourke; Tim Ryan; Bernard Sanders; Eric Swalwell; Elizabeth Warren; Marianne Williamson.

The majority of Democratic candidates want changes made to the agreement before it comes up for a vote in Congress, focusing on making changes to labor standards, environmental provisions, access to medicines and enforcement of the deal. Seventeen candidates, asked by Citizens Trade Campaign, a national coalition pushing for changes to USMCA, agreed that Congress should not approve the deal until changes have been made.

Mayor de Blasio has been among the most vocal candidates in expressing his opposition. "It's got a different name, but it's still NAFTA," he told CNN in July. "It's even worse in some ways. It gives even more power to corporations this time."

Pete Buttigieg on Free Trade : Jul 17, 2019
Demand changes to post-NAFTA agreement USMCA

15 CANDIDATES HAVE SIMILAR VIEWS: Joe Biden; Cory Booker; Julian Castro; Bill de Blasio; Kirsten Gillibrand; Kamala Harris; John Hickenlooper; Jay Inslee; Amy Klobuchar; Beto O`Rourke; Tim Ryan; Bernard Sanders; Eric Swalwell; Elizabeth Warren; Marianne Williamson.

The majority of Democratic candidates want changes made to the agreement before it comes up for a vote in Congress, focusing on labor & environmental standards.

Amy Klobuchar on Free Trade : Jul 17, 2019
Demand changes to NAFTA; use tariffs to crack down

15 CANDIDATES HAVE SIMILAR VIEWS: Joe Biden; Cory Booker; Peter Buttigieg; Julian Castro; Bill de Blasio; Kirsten Gillibrand; Kamala Harris; John Hickenlooper; Jay Inslee; Beto O`Rourke; Tim Ryan; Bernard Sanders; Eric Swalwell; Elizabeth Warren; Marianne Williamson.

The majority of Democratic candidates want changes made to the agreement before it comes up for a vote in Congress. Seventeen candidates, asked by Citizens Trade Campaign, a national coalition pushing for changes to USMCA, agreed that Congress should not approve the deal until changes have been made.

Klobuchar on Tariffs: Use tariffs to crack down on certain countries.

SIX CANDIDATES HAVE SIMILAR VIEWS: Wayne Messam; Seth Moulton; Tim Ryan; Bernard Sanders; Eric Swalwell; Elizabeth Warren.

Some Democrats have embraced duties as a way to crack down on certain countries in some circumstances, although they're critical of Trump's approach.

Kamala Harris on Free Trade : Jul 17, 2019
Demand changes to post-NAFTA agreement USMCA

15 CANDIDATES HAVE SIMILAR VIEWS: Joe Biden; Cory Booker; Pete Buttigieg; Julian Castro; Bill de Blasio; Kirsten Gillibrand; John Hickenlooper; Jay Inslee; Amy Klobuchar; Beto O`Rourke; Tim Ryan; Bernard Sanders; Eric Swalwell; Elizabeth Warren; Marianne Williamson.

The majority of Democratic candidates want changes made to the agreement before it comes up for a vote in Congress, focusing on labor & environmental standards.

Amy Klobuchar on Free Trade : Jul 17, 2019
Demand changes to post-NAFTA agreement USMCA

15 CANDIDATES HAVE SIMILAR VIEWS: Joe Biden; Cory Booker; Pete Buttigieg; Julian Castro; Bill de Blasio; Kirsten Gillibrand; Kamala Harris; John Hickenlooper; Jay Inslee; Beto O`Rourke; Tim Ryan; Bernard Sanders; Eric Swalwell; Elizabeth Warren; Marianne Williamson.

The majority of Democratic candidates want changes made to the agreement before it comes up for a vote in Congress, focusing on labor & environmental standards.

Beto O`Rourke on Free Trade : Jul 17, 2019
Demand changes to post-NAFTA agreement USMCA

15 CANDIDATES HAVE SIMILAR VIEWS: Joe Biden; Cory Booker; Pete Buttigieg; Julian Castro; Bill de Blasio; Kirsten Gillibrand; Kamala Harris; John Hickenlooper; Jay Inslee; Amy Klobuchar; Tim Ryan; Bernard Sanders; Eric Swalwell; Elizabeth Warren; Marianne Williamson.

The majority of Democratic candidates want changes made to the agreement before it comes up for a vote in Congress, focusing on labor & environmental standards.

Joe Sestak on Free Trade : Jun 23, 2019
Re-join the Trans-Pacific Partnership

Kamala Harris on Free Trade : May 12, 2019
Trade agreements should address climate change

Julian Castro on Free Trade : Apr 11, 2019
Protect American workers but take part in global economy

Beto O`Rourke on Free Trade : Mar 14, 2019
Support NAFTA and TPP

Pete Buttigieg on Jobs : Feb 15, 2019
Unions good for US workers, but not NAFTA

Bernie Sanders on Free Trade : Feb 6, 2019
FactCheck: NAFTA displaced 851,700; but net loss 15,000/year

FACT-CHECK: One analysis of the Clinton-era North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) found that about 851,700 U.S. jobs were displaced by the U.S. trade deficit with Mexico between 1993 (shortly before NAFTA was implemented) and 2014. That's a data point that was cited by Bernie Sanders during his 2016 campaign, when he frequently decried job losses due to NAFTA.

A 2014 study found that while NAFTA has caused about 203,000 jobs to be displaced by NAFTA-related imports annually, imports support 188,000 new jobs, leading to a net loss of only about 15,000 annually.

And the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service wrote in 2017 that "in reality, NAFTA did not cause the huge job losses feared by the critics... because trade with Canada & Mexico accounts for a small percentage of U.S. GDP."

Donald Trump on Free Trade : Feb 6, 2019
FactCheck: NAFTA displaced 851,700; but net loss 15,000/year

FACT-CHECK: One analysis of the Clinton-era North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) found that about 851,700 U.S. jobs were displaced by the U.S. trade deficit with Mexico between 1993 (shortly before NAFTA was implemented) and 2014. That's a data point that was cited by Bernie Sanders during his 2016 campaign, when he frequently decried job losses due to NAFTA.

A 2014 study found that while NAFTA has caused about 203,000 jobs to be displaced by NAFTA-related imports annually, imports support 188,000 new jobs, leading to a net loss of only about 15,000 annually.

And the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service wrote in 2017 that "in reality, NAFTA did not cause the huge job losses feared by the critics... because trade with Canada & Mexico accounts for a small percentage of U.S. GDP."

Donald Trump on Free Trade : Feb 5, 2019
USMCA delivers dreams shattered by catastrophe of NAFTA

Our new US-Mexico-Canada Agreement--or USMCA--will replace NAFTA and deliver for American workers: bringing back our manufacturing jobs, expanding American agriculture, and ensuring that more cars are proudly stamped with four beautiful words: made in the USA.

Julian Castro on Free Trade : Feb 4, 2019
Renegotiate NAFTA to protect workers & environment

Kirsten Gillibrand on Free Trade : Jan 16, 2019
Renegotiate NAFTA; add environmental protections

Julian Castro on Free Trade : Jan 12, 2019
Renegotiate NAFTA

Donald Trump on Technology : Sep 17, 2018
Let US companies work in China with proprietary technology

"For months, we have urged China to change these unfair practices, and give fair and reciprocal treatment to American companies," Trump said in a statement. "We have been very clear about the type of changes that need to be made, and we have given China every opportunity to treat us more fairly. But, so far, China has been unwilling to change its practices."

Donald Trump on Free Trade : Apr 17, 2017
Put American firms first in federal contracts

"This is the policy that ensures no one gets left behind in America anymore--that we protect our industry from unfair competition, favor the products produced by our fellow citizens and make certain that when jobs open those jobs are given to American workers first," the White House said in a statement.

It was not immediately clear how much the administration could accomplish without cooperation from Congress. However, industry experts said Trump's executive order was a good first step to protecting the U.S. defense industrial base, and U.S. firms that do business with the federal government.

Donald Trump on Budget & Economy : Feb 28, 2017
Restart engine after worst financial recovery in 65 years

We've lost more than 1/4 of our manufacturing jobs since NAFTA was approved, and we've lost 60,000 factories since China joined the World Trade Organization in 2001. Our trade deficit in goods with the world last year was nearly $800 billion dollars.

To accomplish our goals at home and abroad, we must restart the engine of the American economy--making it easier for companies to do business in the United States, and much harder for companies to leave.

Right now, American companies are taxed at one of the highest rates anywhere in the world. My economic team is developing historic tax reform that will reduce the tax rate on our companies so they can compete and thrive anywhere and with anyone.

Donald Trump on Free Trade : Feb 24, 2017
Trade deals should be one-on-one that US can terminate

Bernie Sanders on Free Trade : Nov 15, 2016
American jobs must no longer be our number one export

We have got to turn this around/ American jobs must no longer be our number one export. We must not only defeat the TPP, we must fundamentally renegotiate our failed trade agreements--including NAFTA, PNTR with China, and other existing trade pacts.

Donald Trump on Free Trade : Sep 27, 2016
FactCheck: NAFTA reduced U.S. jobs by 1%, not 30% or 50%

Bloomberg Fact check: NAFTA had a modest effect on manufacturing jobs. An Economic Policy Institute analysis says manufacturing jobs dropped in the 1990s from 17.9 million to 17.6 million.

Trump said of Hillary, "She's been doing this for 30 years. And why hasn't she made the agreements better? The NAFTA agreement is defective," [implying that Hillary and Bill Clinton held primary responsibility for NAFTA]. Chicago Tribune fact-checkers noted that while NAFTA was signed by former U.S. President Bill Clinton, it was largely negotiated under the administration of George H.W. Bush.

Hillary Clinton on Free Trade : Sep 26, 2016
Support deals good for US economy & security; not CAFTA!

Donald Trump on Free Trade : Sep 26, 2016
Renegotiate NAFTA; they charge us 16%; we charge nothing

We have to renegotiate our trade deals. They're taking our jobs, they're giving incentives, they're doing things that, frankly, we don't do. Let me give you the example of Mexico. They have a VAT tax. We're on a different system. When we sell into Mexico, there's a tax. When they sell in--automatic, 16 percent, approximately. When they sell into us, there's no tax. It's a defective agreement. It's been defective for a long time, many years, but the politicians haven't done anything about it. But in all fairness to Secretary Clinton, when she started talking about this, it was really very recently. She's been doing this for 30 years. And why hasn't she made the agreements better? The NAFTA agreement is defective. We owe $20 trillion. We cannot do it any longer.

Donald Trump on Free Trade : Sep 26, 2016
NAFTA was worst trade deal ever; TPP is a close second

Clinton: Well, that is just not accurate. I was against it once it was finally negotiated and the terms were laid out.

John Kasich on Free Trade : Sep 16, 2016
Supports Trans-Pacific Partnership but not trade ideology

He said he doesn't mind the political backlash he could face. "I welcome the fact that people will criticize me for putting my country ahead of my party," Kasich said. Kasich and Obama could be facing an uphill battle: Both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton oppose the 12-nation Pacific Rim deal, which Obama has pitched as a way to counterbalance China's rise in the region.

Mike Pence on Free Trade : Jul 20, 2016
Support multilateral negotiations: no nation ruined by trade

Three years later, Pence signed onto a letter with other House GOP leaders urging then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi to allow a vote on the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement. It noted that "Tens of millions of jobs across every sector of our economy are supported by trade." Three years later in 2011, Pence took to the House floor to "heartily support" free trade agreements with Colombia, Korea, and Panama, which were approved by large bipartisan majorities in Congress that fall.

Mike Pence on Foreign Policy : Jul 19, 2016
Don't have paranoid delusions about one world government

Pence blasted one host by name, Stan Solomon, who he said promoted conspiracy theories about free trade: "Stan Solomon is a talk radio host who trades in conspiracy theories, who trades in the idea that NAFTA, or GATT, are both part of a one world government conspiracy. While I don't believe that is true, we just don't want to fuel paranoid delusions."

Mike Pence on Free Trade : Jul 14, 2016
Supports TPP and trade agreements with Pacific Rim and China

• Pence backed trade agreements with Colombia, South Korea, Panama, Peru, Oman, Chile and Singapore during his House tenure from 2001 through 2012.
• He voted to keep the US in the World Trade Organization and to maintain permanent normal trade relations with China, the country Trump repeatedly criticizes for unfair trade practices.
• Pence also has publicly supported the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement of Pacific Rim nations, which Trump opposes and has likened to rape.

Donald Trump on Free Trade : Jun 28, 2016
Identify every violation of trade agreements, and prosecute

1. Withdraw the US from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which has not yet been ratified.
2. Appoint the toughest and smartest trade negotiators to fight on behalf of American workers.
3. Identify every violation of trade agreements a foreign country is currently using to harm our workers. I will then use every tool under American and international law to end these abuses.
4. Tell our NAFTA partners that I intend to immediately renegotiate the terms of that agreement to get a better deal for our workers, or submit notice under Article 2205 that America intends to withdraw from the deal.
5. Label China a currency manipulator.
6. Bring trade cases against China, both in this country and at the WTO, for China's unfair subsidy behavior.
7. IUse every lawful presidential power to remedy trade disputes, including the application of tariffs.

Donald Trump on Free Trade : Apr 27, 2016
NAFTA has cleaned out manufacturing in many states

Never again, only the reverse--and I have to say this strongly--never again; only the reverse will happen. We will keep our jobs and bring in new ones. There will be consequences for the companies that leave the United States only to exploit it later. They fire the people. They take advantage of the United States. There will be consequences for those companies. Never again.

Bill de Blasio on Free Trade : Apr 7, 2016
NAFTA was a disaster; we will not repeat mistake with TPP

Bernie Sanders on Free Trade : Feb 4, 2016
Don't believe that unfettered trade creates U.S. jobs

SANDERS: I do not believe in unfettered free trade. I believe in fair trade which works for the middle class and working families, not just large multinational corporations. I was on the picket line in opposition to NAFTA. We heard people tell us how many jobs would be created. I didn't believe that for a second because I understood what the function of NAFTA, CAFTA, PNTR with China, and the TPP is, it's to say to American workers, hey, you are now competing against people in Vietnam who make 56 cents an hour minimum wage. This is an area where the secretary and I have disagreements

Bernie Sanders on Free Trade : Feb 4, 2016
I disagree with Obama on TPP, but he's done a great job

SANDERS: If we remember where this country was seven years ago, 800,000 jobs lost monthly, $1.4 trillion dollar deficit, the financial system on the verge of collapse. I think that President Obama has done a fantastic job. Do I think President Obama is a progressive? Yes, but I disagree with him on issues including the trade agreement, but I think he has done an excellent job.

Hillary Clinton on Free Trade : Feb 4, 2016
I oppose CAFTA & TPP, but global economy needs trade

SANDERS: I do not believe in unfettered free trade. I believe in fair trade which works for the middle class and working families, not just large multinational corporations. This is an area where the secretary and I have disagreements.

John Kasich on Free Trade : Jan 14, 2016
I support fair trade against dumping, to protect steel

Bernie Sanders on Free Trade : Oct 25, 2015
I strongly opposed NAFTA and DOMA from their inception

Donald Trump on Free Trade : Oct 18, 2015
Restrict free trade to keep jobs in US

TRUMP: I am all for free trade, but it's got to be fair. When Ford moves their massive plants to Mexico, we get nothing. I want them to stay in Michigan.

Q: But the American Enterprise Institute says, your Trump Collection clothing line, some of it is made in Mexico and China.

TRUMP: That's true. I want it to be made here.

Q: The point is you're doing just what Ford is--you're taking advantage of a global trading market.

TRUMP: I never dispute that. I just ordered 4,000 television sets from South Korea. I don't want to order them from South Korea. I don't think anybody makes television sets in the United States anymore. I talk about it all the time.˙We don't make anything anymore. Now you look at Boeing.˙Boeing's going over to China.˙They're going to build a massive plant because China's demanding it in order to order airplanes from Boeing.

Bernie Sanders on Free Trade : Oct 11, 2015
Does not support ANY free trade agreements

SANDERS: I voted against NAFTA, CAFTA, PNTR with China. I think they have been a disaster for the American worker. A lot of corporations that shut down here move abroad. Working people understand that after NAFTA, CAFTA, PNTR with China we have lost millions of decent paying jobs. Since 2001, 60,000 factories in America have been shut down. We're in a race to the bottom, where our wages are going down. Is all of that attributable to trade? No. Is a lot of it? Yes. TPP was written by corporate America and the pharmaceutical industry and Wall Street. That's what this trade agreement is about. I do not want American workers to competing against people in Vietnam who make 56 cents an hour for a minimum wage.

Q: So basically, there's never been a single trade agreement this country's negotiated that you've been comfortable with?

SANDERS: That's correct.

Hillary Clinton on Free Trade : Oct 7, 2015
Trans Pacific trade deal doesn't meet my standards

Bernie Sanders on Free Trade : Sep 5, 2015
China trade has led to loss of 3M American jobs so far

A: Time and time again, Bernie has voted against free trade deals with China. In 1999, Bernie voted in the House against granting China "Most Favored Nation" status. In 2000, Bernie voted against Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China which aimed to create jobs, but instead lead to the loss of more than 3 million jobs for Americans.

Q: Maybe these trade agreements aren't all great for Americans, but don't they provide millions of jobs for Chinese workers?

A: Bernie firmly rejects the idea that America's standard of living must drop in order to see a raise in the standard of living in China.

Q: So what does Bernie propose we do?

A: Instead of passing such trade deals again and again, Bernie argues we must "develop trade policies which demand that American corporations create jobs here, and not abroad."

Amy Klobuchar on Free Trade : Aug 24, 2015
Increase jobs by exporting, and enforcing against dumping

John Kasich on Free Trade : Jul 26, 2015
Open trade is good for us, but don't be saps

Still, he added, "I think that we have in some ways been saps. I have a friend that ran a steel company. I said, 'do you think, Koreans, for example, are dumping material and destroying our jobs?' He said, 'yes, but it takes two years to get a remedy.' That is baloney."

While he is for free trade, Kasich said, "I am for clamping down when the United States worker gets shafted because somebody is cheating on a trade agreement."

John Kasich on Free Trade : Jul 25, 2015
Trade, but not at all costs: clamp down on cheaters

Still, he added, "I think that we have in some ways been saps. I have a friend that ran a steel company. I said, `do you think Koreans are dumping material and destroying our jobs?' He said, `Yes; why don't we do something about it? It takes two years to get a remedy.' That is baloney."

While he is for free trade, Kasich said, "I am for clamping down when the US worker gets shafted because somebody is cheating on a trade agreement." Kasich said the country's problems can't be fixed with "hot rhetoric" or just one party, & his problem-solving abilities are what make him the best choice.

Bernie Sanders on Immigration : Jun 29, 2015
Since NAFTA, Mexican undocumented immigration up 185%

We as a nation have got to realize the importance of dealing not just with the issue of immigration but with the very real refugee crisis we face.

Donald Trump on Free Trade : Jun 28, 2015
Disastrous deals because we don't have smart negotiators

A: I think NAFTA has been a disaster. I think our current deals are a disaster. I'm a free trader. The problem with free trade is, you need smart people representing you. We have the greatest negotiators in the world, but we don't use them. We use political hacks and diplomats. We use the wrong people. Mexico is smart; they have out-negotiated us to a fare-thee-well. They're going to be the capital of automobiles pretty soon, the way they're going.

Elizabeth Warren on Free Trade : Jun 23, 2015
Key is fair, enforceable agreements that protect workers

Bernie Sanders on Free Trade : Jun 14, 2015
Base trade policy on working families, not multinationals

SANDERS: I have been hearing that argument for the last 25 years. I heard it about NAFTA. I heard it about CAFTA. I heard it about permanent normal trade relations with China. Here is the fact. Since 2001, we have lost almost 60,000 factories and millions of good-paying jobs. I'm not saying trade is the only reason, but it is a significant reason why Americans are working longer hours for low wages and why we are seeing our jobs go to China and other low-wage countries. And, finally, what you're seeing in Congress are Democrats and some Republicans beginning to stand up and say, maybe we should have a trade policy which represents the working families of this country, that rebuilds our manufacturing base, not than just representing the CEOs of large multinational corporations.

Joe Sestak on Free Trade : May 7, 2015
Supports Ex-Im Bank & supports trade agreements in principle

Sestak isn't taking a position yet on a pending trade agreement that the Obama administration argues will create job opportunities by boosting exports. Some Democrats have expressed skepticism that the deal with Japan and other Pacific countries will be beneficial to Pennsylvania.

Sestak said he wants to see the United States, not China, helping set trade guidelines in those countries--a position that Toomey also has outlined. "In principle, I'd like to be for it, because I want to set the rules of the road for trade," Sestaksaid. "Trade is part of our national security."

Joe Sestak on Free Trade : May 7, 2015
Supports TPP in principle, but verify openly before we trust

"But don't you trust Obama?" asked one citizen. "I'm a guy that verifies before he trusts," Sestak replied.

In an interview later, Sestak said some U.S. workers have been harmed by past trade deals, particularly those without a college degree. Better job-retraining programs should be put in place to help workers who might be hurt by the ripple effects of a trade agreement, along with tough requirements on labor practices and environmental standards for countries that sign the eventual deal.

Hillary Clinton on Free Trade : Apr 27, 2015
TPP must produce jobs, raise wages, & protect security

Elizabeth Warren on Free Trade : Apr 22, 2015
Against a Pacific Trade Deal that only works for rich

Bernie Sanders on Free Trade : Apr 19, 2015
Wrong, wrong, wrong that trade deals create jobs here

SANDERS: In the House and Senate, I voted against all of these terrible trade agreements, NAFTA, CAFTA, permanent normal trades relations with China. Republicans and Democrats, they say, "oh, we'll create all these jobs by having a trade agreement with China." Well, the answer is, they were wrong, wrong, wrong. Over the years, we have lost millions of decent paying jobs. These trade agreements have forced wages down in America so the average worker in America today is working longer hours for lower wages.

Q: So, is that a litmus test for you, to see whether or not Clinton is going to come out against the TPP?

SANDERS: I hope very much the secretary comes out against it. I think we do not need to send more jobs to low wage countries. I think corporate America has to start investing in this country and create decent paying jobs here.

Bernie Sanders on Free Trade : Mar 21, 2015
End disastrous NAFTA, CAFTA, and PNTR with China

Bernie Sanders on Free Trade : Jan 15, 2015
Stop TPP, the Trans-Pacific Partnership

[We should also] sign the petition to stop the Trans-Pacific Partnership--another trade deal disaster.

Hillary Clinton on Corporations : Dec 10, 2014
OpEd: Disagrees with progressives on corporatism & military

Often the difference is a matter of degree: progressives would tax capital gains as regular income; Hillary might only moderately increase it, as illustrated in this exchange:

The capital gains tax under Bill Clinton was 28%. It's now 15%.

CLINTON: I wouldn't raise it above the 20% if I raised it at all. I would not raise it above what it was during the Clinton administration.

Elizabeth Warren on Free Trade : Nov 18, 2014
Trade deals are Christmas gifts for big corporations

Fair trade: If we are going to sell our products to the rest of the world, we need to strengthen trade laws and ensure their enforcement. We need to make sure that those we compete with also respect workers' rights and environmental rules.

Elizabeth Warren on Free Trade : Nov 18, 2014
Make trade deals transparent, even if that causes opposition

Hillary Clinton on Free Trade : Aug 24, 2014
Chief advocate for Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)

Clinton saw herself in the middle of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) during her husband's presidency. She supported deals with Oman, Chile and Singapore during her tenure in the Senate. As secretary of State, she was a chief advocate as talks commenced surrounding the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), one of the largest worldwide deals in recent history.

Many proponents of the agreements argue that negotiations need to take place in secret in order to protect the fragile interests of participating countries. This has not sat well with public interest groups and more liberal members of the Democratic Party.

Joe Biden on Free Trade : Feb 2, 2013
Permanent normal trade relations to Russia

But we are not naive--neither Russia or the US. We will not agree with Russia on everything. For example, the US will not recognize Abkhazia and South Ossetia as independent states. These differences are real. But we continue to see opportunities for the US & Russia to partner in ways that advance our mutual security interest & the interest of the international community--whether by safeguarding and reducing nuclear arsenals, or boosting our trade & investment to help each other unlock the enormous innovative potential of our societies.

Barack Obama on Free Trade : Jan 24, 2012
Double US exports via deals with Panama, Colombia, & S.Korea

I will go anywhere in the world to open new markets for American products.

Barack Obama on Free Trade : Jan 26, 2011
Double our exports by 2014; starting with South Korea

Before I took office, I made it clear that we would enforce our trade agreements, and that I would only sign deals that keep faith with American workers and promote American jobs. That's what we did with Korea, and that's what I intend to do as we pursue agreements with Panama and Colombia and continue our Asia Pacific and global trade talks.

Barack Obama on Free Trade : Oct 15, 2008
We export only 4,000 cars to Korea; that’s not free trade!

OBAMA: For far too long, certainly during the course of the Bush administration with the support of Sen. McCain, the attitude has been that any trade agreement is a good trade agreement. And NAFTA did not have enforceable labor agreements and environmental agreements.

And what I said was we should include those and make them enforceable. In the same way that we should enforce rules against China manipulating its currency to make our exports more expensive and their exports to us cheaper.

And when it comes to South Korea, we’ve got a trade agreement up right now, they are sending hundreds of thousands of South Korean cars into the US. That’s all good. We can only get 4,000 to 5,000 into South Korea. That is not free trade. We’ve got to have a president who is going to advocate on behalf of American businesses and American workers and I make no apology for that

Barack Obama on Free Trade : Aug 25, 2008
China trade deal does too little on fairness & compliance

That's why I believe the Permanent Normalized Trade agreement with China didn't do enough to ensure fairness and compliance.

Barack Obama on Free Trade : Jul 1, 2008
NAFTA protects corporate profits; should protect labor

"It's a Washington where George Bush hands out billions in tax cuts year after year to the biggest corporations and the wealthiest few who don't need them and don't ask for them.

"A Washington where decades of trade deals like NAFTA and China have been signed with plenty of protections for corporations and their profits, but none of our environment or our workers who've seen factories shut their doors and millions of jobs disappear, workers whose right to organize and unionize has been under assault for the last eight years.

"And it's a Washington that has thrown open its doors to lobbyists an special interests who've riddled our tax code with loopholes that let corporations avoid paying their taxes while you're paying more."

Barack Obama on Free Trade : Jul 1, 2008
Assist workers who lose globalization's race to the bottom

Obama adds, "But this is about more than displaced workers. Our failure to respond to globalization is causing a race to the bottom that means lower wages and stingier health and retiree benefits for all Americans. It's causing a squeeze on middle-class families who are working in this new economy. As one downstate (Illinois) worker told me during a recent visit, 'It doesn't do me much good if I'm saving a dollar on a T-shirt in Wal-Mart, but don't have a job.'"

Barack Obama on Free Trade : Jul 1, 2008
Peru trade OK because it includes labor & enviro protections

Obama understands that we cannot allow trade with countries like China if they are not going to respect the rights of workers and consumers.

Mike Gravel on Free Trade : Apr 22, 2008
No sanctions on China or Venezuela, but no trade agreements

A: No.

Q: Do you support the United States imposing trade sanctions on Venezuela?

A: No.

Q: Do you support the United States involvement in free trade agreements?

A: No.

Q: Do you support the United States involvement in intergovernmental organizations dedicated to trade?

A: Yes.

Jesse Ventura on Free Trade : Apr 1, 2008
NAFTA reservations: Mexican labor conditions & US job loss

President Clinton predicted this would be a boon to everyone. It certainly has been for the corporations, which have cut back their labor costs and increased their profits. Thousands of workers from Mexico's poorest southern states make the equivalent of little more than $4 a day. But it's better than having no job at all.

I'm a staunch capitalist, and I was a big supporter of NAFTA in the beginning. Today, I have a lot of reservations about what it's brought about. NAFTA has resulted in hundreds of thousands of job losses in the US, because employers moved south of the border. Half of the people working in these Mexican maquiladoras are women, and there is also child labor, and long hours, with no right to unionize. They're really nothing more than sweatshops, in a lot of cases.

Hillary Clinton on Homeland Security : Mar 25, 2008
Long-held pro-defense spending stance; not a move to center

For Clinton, long-held positions, like a hawkish approach to military affairs, are taken as evidence of a shift. And the prevailing assumption is that when she breaks with some in her party (or even when she sticks with her party) it is for crass political purposes and not an outgrowth of genuine conviction.

Hillary Clinton on Free Trade : Jan 24, 2008
AdWatch: Supported NAFTA in 1998; opposed CAFTA since 2005

The ad’s claim that Clinton “championed NAFTA” is misleading. It is true that Clinton once praised the North American Free Trade Agreement that her husband championed. As recently as 1998, she praised business leaders for mounting “a very effective business effort in the U.S. on behalf of NAFTA.“

But her position on trade shifted before her presidential run: In 2005, for example, she voted against the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), and she told Time in 2007 that ”I believe in the general principles [NAFTA] represented, but what we have learned is that we have to drive a tougher bargain.“

Barack Obama on Free Trade : Jan 21, 2008
Enforce environmental & labor provisions in trade agreements

OBAMA: Well, in a year’s time, it’ll be me who’s enforcing them. We’re going to make sure that the right thing is being done. It is absolutely critical for us to understand that NAFTA was an enormous problem. The permanent trade relations with China, without some of the enforcement mechanisms that were in there, that you voted for, was also a significant problem. And we’ve got to all move forward as Democrats to make sure that we’ve got trade deals that work for working people and not just for corporate profits.

Joe Biden on Corporations : Dec 13, 2007
We’ve yielded to corporate America on trade

A: With the WTO guidelines, we could stop these [unsafe] products coming in now. This president doesn’t act. We have much more leverage on China than they have on us. The idea that a country with 800 million people in poverty has greater leverage over us is preposterous. We’ve yielded to corporate America. We’ve yielded to this president’s notion of what constitutes trade, and we’ve refused to enforce the laws that exist.

Barack Obama on Free Trade : Dec 13, 2007
NAFTA needs to be amended

Joe Biden on Free Trade : Dec 13, 2007
Built environmental and labor standards in trade agreements

Joe Biden on Free Trade : Nov 22, 2007
Opposes fast-track to protect labor rights

Hillary Clinton on Free Trade : Nov 11, 2007
Criticized trade pacts for weak labor standards

Hillary Clinton on Free Trade : Oct 30, 2007
FactCheck: for NAFTA while First Lady; now against CAFTA

Obama is partly right concerning the North American Free Trade Agreement. Clinton’s views on NAFTA have shifted, but they shifted prior to her official run for the White House. Back in 1998, in a keynote speech given at the Davos Economic Summit, Clinton praised business leaders for mounting “a very effective business effort in the US on behalf of NAFTA,“ adding later that ”it is certainly clear that we have not by any means finished the job that has begun.“ But by 2005 she was expressing reservations about free trade agreements, voting that year against the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). And she told Bloomberg News in March 2007 that, while she still believes in free trade, she supports a freeze on new trade agreements--something she calls ”a little time-out.“

Hillary Clinton on Free Trade : Oct 23, 2007
Though Bill supported it, Hillary opposed NAFTA

Mike Gravel on Free Trade : Sep 9, 2007
CAFTA & NAFTA cause unemployment in Mexico & Central America

Barack Obama on Free Trade : Aug 26, 2007
Stand firm against CAFTA for labor & environmental standards

Hillary Clinton on Free Trade : Aug 19, 2007
Export from big agribusiness, but also from small farmers

A: We do export a lot of agricultural goods, many of that through trade agreements. And I think we’ve got to do three things.

1. We have to have more focus on family farms. We’ve got to do more to make sure trade agreements are not only good for the exporting of agricultural products from great, big agribusiness, but also for small farmers.
2. We’ve got to do more to build up the agricultural and rural areas of our country.
3. And trade needs to become a win-win. People ask me, am I a free trader or a fair trader? I want to be a smart, pro-American trader. And that means we look for ways to maximize the impact of what we’re trying to export and quit being taken advantage of by other countries. Click for Hillary Clinton on other issues.   Source: 2007 Democratic primary debate on “This Week”

   Joe Biden on Free Trade : Aug 7, 2007
   President’s job is to create jobs, not to export jobs

   Q: Would you scrap NAFTA or fix it?

   A: A president’s job is to create jobs, not to export jobs, and the idea that we are not willing to take the prime minister of Canada and the president of Mexico to the mat to make this agreement work is just a lack of presidential leadership. I would lead, I would do that, I would change it.

   Click for Joe Biden on other issues.   Source: 2007 AFL-CIO Democratic primary forum

   Barack Obama on Free Trade : Aug 7, 2007
   Amend NAFTA to add labor agreements

   Q: Would you scrap NAFTA or fix it?

   A: I would immediately call the president of Mexico, the president of Canada to try to amend NAFTA because I think that we can get labor agreements in that agreement right now. And it should reflect the basic principle that our trade agreements should not just be good for Wall Street, it should also be good for Main Street.

   Click for Barack Obama on other issues.   Source: 2007 AFL-CIO Democratic primary forum

   Hillary Clinton on Free Trade : Aug 7, 2007
   Smart, pro-American trade: NAFTA has hurt workers

   This past weekend, you expressed some disappointment that NAFTA, in your words, did not realize the benefits that it promised. How would you fix it?

   A: Well, I had said that for many years, that NAFTA and the way it’s been implemented has hurt a lot of American workers. In fact, I did a study in New York looking at the impact of NAFTA on business people, workers and farmers who couldn’t get their products into Canada despite NAFTA. So, clearly we have to have a broad reform in how we approach trade. NAFTA’s a piece of it, but it’s not the only piece of it. I believe in smart trade. Pro-American trade. Trade that has labor and environmental standards, that’s not a race to the bottom but tries to lift up not only American workers but also workers around the world. It’s important that we enforce the agreements we have. That’s why I’ve called for a trade prosecutor, to make sure that we do enforce them. The Bush administration haven’t been enforcing the trade agreements at all.

   Click for Hillary Clinton on other issues.   Source: 2007 AFL-CIO Democratic primary forum

   Hillary Clinton on Free Trade : Aug 7, 2007
   No fast-track authority for this president

   It’s important that we have good information to make judgments. And when I looked at some of the trade agreements that the Bush administration sent our way, I voted against CAFTA. I don’t want to give fast-track authority to this president. Click for Hillary Clinton on other issues.   Source: 2007 AFL-CIO Democratic primary forum

   Joe Biden on Free Trade : Jul 12, 2007
   No trade agreements without workers’ & environmental rights

   Q: What would you do to address the issues of unfair trade and the related global issue of unfair labor practices?

   A: Obviously, no trade agreements that do not include workers’ rights and environmental rights. But getting right to it, it seems to me that we have an incredible opportunity here to reassert America’s dominance in the world economic system, and that is by significantly investing in a health care policy that takes the burden off of employers.

   Click for Joe Biden on other issues.   Source: 2007 NAACP Presidential Primary Forum

   Hillary Clinton on Foreign Policy : Jul 9, 2007
   More cautiously internationalist than Bill Clinton

   Just how far apart are Mr. and Mrs. Clinton on the question of global economic integration? The gap is yawning. For the former president, three sweeping and historic trade agreements did much to cement his reputation as bone-deep internationalist: the passage of NAFTA, the ratification of the Uruguay Round of the GATT, and the extension of permanent normal trading status to China and its inclusion in the WTO.

   But for the current senator, much of this apparently seems dubious, at least as a road map to the future. "We just can't keep doing what we did in the twentieth century," she said, adding that we may need "a little time-out" before the enactment of any further trade deals. Accordingly, in 2005, she voted against CAFTA, and she has even repeatedly spouted skepticism about the wisdom of NAFTA--while stopping short of blaming her husband for its deficiencies: "I believe in the general principles NAFTA represented, but what we have learned is that we have to drive a tougher bargain."

   Click for Hillary Clinton on other issues.   Source: New York Magazine, "Marital Discord," by John Heilemann

   Mike Gravel on Free Trade : Jun 28, 2007
   Trade agreements only benefit shareholders

   Q: A lot of Americans are concerned with outsourcing of US jobs. What’s your solution?

   GRAVEL: Outsourcing is not the problem. What is the problem is our trade agreements that benefit the management and, of course, the shareholders, and have neglected on either side of the issue, whether it’s in Mexico or in other countries or the United States. That’s the problem that must be addressed. So, no, it’s not outsourcing. But I would add to it, it’s the way all of these people want to finance health care, on the backs of businesses, that make them uncompetitive in the world. That’s part of the problem. And our system of taxation is also part of the problem because it makes us uncompetitive in the world.

   DODD: I disagree. I think it’s a huge issue here. The fact of the matter is we’re exporting a lot of valuable jobs in this country and we shouldn’t be doing it.

   BIDEN: The bottom line here is we’ve got to make it more attractive to have jobs here in America and for corporations to be here.

   Click for Mike Gravel on other issues.   Source: 2007 Democratic Primary Debate at Howard University

   Hillary Clinton on Free Trade : Jun 28, 2007
   End tax breaks for outsourcing jobs

   Q [to Sen. Gravel]: A lot of Americans are concerned with outsourcing of US jobs. What’s your solution?

   GRAVEL: Outsourcing is not the problem. What is the problem is our trade agreements that benefit the management & the shareholders.

   CLINTON: Well, outsourcing is a problem, and it’s one that I’ve dealt with as a senator from New York. I started an organization called New Jobs for New York to try to stand against the tide of outsourcing, particularly from upstate New York and from rural areas. We have to do several things: end the tax breaks that still exist in the tax code for outsourcing jobs, have trade agreements with enforceable labor and environmental standards, help Americans compete, which is something we haven’t taken seriously. 65% of kids do not go on to college. What are we doing to help them get prepared for the jobs that we could keep here that wouldn’t be outsourced--and find a new source of jobs, clean energy, global warming, would create millions of new jobs for Americans.

   Click for Hillary Clinton on other issues.   Source: 2007 Democratic Primary Debate at Howard University

   Kirsten Gillibrand on Free Trade : Nov 7, 2006
   Protect American jobs from going overseas

   Labor
   • Protect American jobs from going overseas
   • Supports indexing the minimum wage to inflation
   • Reject trade agreements that hurt our workers
   Click for Kirsten Gillibrand on other issues.   Source: 2006 Senate campaign website, gillibrand2006.com, “Issues”

   Bob Corker on Free Trade : Oct 1, 2006
   Break down trade barriers to give farmers a world market

   In order to keep our Tennessee economy growing, we need to:
   • Keep taxes low and ensure our tax policy encourages innovation.
   • Break down trade barriers in other countries so that Tennessee farmers and manufacturers have a level playing field to sell their products all over the world.
   Action Plan for the Future: As our next United States Senator, Bob Corker will work to:
   • Make the Bush tax cuts permanent.
   • Advocate for trade agreements that open markets for Tennessee products.
   Click for Bob Corker on other issues.   Source: Campaign materials, “Blueprint for Tennessee”

   Howie Hawkins on Free Trade : Aug 1, 2006
   Repeal NAFTA & CAFTA

   Q: What does Hawkins think of free tarde?

   A: Promotes repeal of NAFTA, CAFTA.

   Click for Howie Hawkins on other issues.   Source: Email interview on 2006 Senate race with OnTheIssues.org

   Amy Klobuchar on Free Trade : Jan 18, 2006
   I will fight for fair trade

   I will fight for fair trade, not just free trade. International trade can provide access to important new markets for Minnesota’s products, and it is crucial to our state’s future prosperity. But our businesses must have fair access to these markets and we must have a level playing field for our farmers and workers. I will insist that labor and environmental standards be a part of the trade agreements we negotiate with other countries. Click for Amy Klobuchar on other issues.   Source: 2006 Senate campaign website, www.amyklobuchar.com, “Issues”

   Amy Klobuchar on Free Trade : Jan 18, 2006
   Opposes CAFTA

   I will fight to get better trade deals for Minnesota than what we got in the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). Back in April, I announced my opposition to CAFTA because of provisions that would harm the 30,000 Minnesotans who work in the sugar industry and because of inadequate provisions for environmental and labor fairness. Hard-working Minnesotans deserve an even playing field in the global market?and they deserve leaders in Congress who will put their interests first. Click for Amy Klobuchar on other issues.   Source: 2006 Senate campaign website, www.amyklobuchar.com, “Issues”

   Hillary Clinton on Free Trade : Oct 11, 2005
   Voted against CAFTA despite Bill Clinton’s pushing NAFTA

   In June 2005, Hillary voted with the bulk of her party against the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). While the vote smacked of hypocrisy for many Democratic senators, it was particularly so for Ms. Clinton, whose husband had staked his administration’s prestige on pushing NAFTA through Congress. Hillary also voted against giving the president the authority to submit trade agreements for fast-track approval--Bill Clinton pleaded with Congress annually, & in vain, for just such authority Click for Hillary Clinton on other issues.   Source: Condi vs. Hillary, by Dick Morris, p. 85

   Barack Obama on Free Trade : Jun 25, 2004
   Fair trade should have tangible benefits for US

   [Obama believes in] ensuring fair trade by enforcing existing trade agreements. Obama believes any trade agreement must have real, tangible benefits for U.S. business and workers and will work to enforce the trade agreements on the books. Click for Barack Obama on other issues.   Source: 2004 Senate campaign website, ObamaForIllinois.com

   Donald Trump on Free Trade : Dec 2, 1999
   World views US trade officials as ‘saps’

   Trump said that US trade officials are viewed as “saps” around the world and have allowed the country to be ripped off in trade agreements. He called NAFTA a disaster and said leaders of other countries “can’t believe how easy it is to deal with the US.” He continued, “We are known as a bunch of saps. We need our best people to negotiate against the Japanese and many other countries.” As president, he would get the nation’s top business leaders - not diplomats - to negotiate for the country. Click for Donald Trump on other issues.   Source: Pat Eaton-Robb, Associated Press, on 2000 presidential race

   Bernie Sanders on Free Trade : Jun 17, 1997
   NAFTA, GATT, and MFN for China must be repealed

   What about the hemorrhage of jobs abroad? Can we do anything about the disastrous effects of the global economy on American workers? According to the experts, no. But the experts echo the message their employers want us to hear.

   We need to address the issue of trade forthrightly and understand that our current trade policy is an unmitigated disaster. Our current record-breaking merchandise trade deficit of $112 billion is costing us over 2 million decent paying jobs. NAFTA, GATT, and Most Favored Nation status with China must be repealed, and a new trade policy developed.

   Let's look at some of the components of a sensible trade policy. First, we must recognize that trade is not an end in itself. The function of American trade policy must be to improve the standard of living of the American people. America's trade policy must be radically changed, by committing ourselves to a "fair" rather than "free" trade policy.

   Click for Bernie Sanders on other issues.   Source: Outsider in the House, by Bernie Sanders, p.237

   Bernie Sanders on Free Trade : Jun 17, 1997
   Agreed with Ross Perot's critique of trade policy

   Although I agree with his critique of American trade policy and his opposition to NAFTA, I am no great fan of Ross Perot. There's no way he would be a major political leader if he weren't a billionaire. But I think that he is getting a bum rap from the media when they refer to his half-hour speeches as "infomericals" and make fun of his use of charts. Instead of putting 30-second attack ads on the air, he is trying to seriously discuss some of the most important issues facing the country. You may not agree with his analysis or his conclusions, but at least he's treating the American people with some respect. What's wrong with that? Click for Bernie Sanders on other issues.   Source: Outsider in the House, by Bernie Sanders, p.168

   Bernie Sanders on Free Trade : Jun 17, 1997
   NAFTA was a sellout to corporate America

   At the very same time as health care was on the congressional agenda. Clinton pushed another issue to the forefront. And on the major initiative, Clinton was just plain wrong--very wrong. His support for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was a sellout to corporate America. Pure and simple, it was a disaster for the working people of this country.

   The US currently has a trade deficit of $114 billion. Economists tell us that $1 billion of investment equates to about 18,000 (often decent-paying) jobs. Connect the dots. Our current trade deficit is causing the loss of over 2 million jobs. Over the last 20 years, while the US has run up over a trillion dollars in trade deficits, millions of American workers have been thrown into the streets.

   The function of trade agreements like NAFTA is to make it easier for American companies to move abroad, and to force our workers to compete against desperate people in the Third World.

   Click for Bernie Sanders on other issues.   Source: Outsider in the House, by Bernie Sanders, p.179-80

   John Kasich on Free Trade : Nov 1, 1996
   Supports NAFTA and GATT

   Q: Do you support the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?

   A: Yes.

   Q: Do you support broadening NAFTA to include other countries?

   A: Yes.

   Q: Do you support the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)?

   A: Yes.

   Q: Do you support lifting the trade embargo imposed against Cuba?

   A: No.

   Q: Do you support imposing tariffs on products imported from nations that maintain restrictive trade barriers on American products?

   A: Yes.

   Click for John Kasich on other issues.   Source: Congressional 1996 National Political Awareness Test

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