Topic: Trade
DeWine Supported NAFTA - And He’s Campaigning On It Too
Senator Mike DeWine is at it again, trying to distort his record on the North American Free Trade Agreement - the unfair trade agreement that eliminated 52,000 Ohio jobs. He enthusiastically supported the trade agreement, and now, he is campaigning on it.
Just last Friday in Cincinnati, Mike DeWine appeared with former U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman to extol NAFTA's virtues - how it had boosted U.S. exports. DeWine knows it really boosted multinational profits, boosted the trade imbalance, flooded our market with cheap imports, and led steel mills and auto plants in Ohio to close. At the same event, DeWine noted that he didn't vote for NAFTA because he wasn't in Congress at the time. He supported it (and continues to). Talk about using smoke and mirrors in an attempt to hide his record.
Sherrod Brown's stand against job-killing trade agreements couldn't be clearer: he stood up to President Bill Clinton and opposed and voted against NAFTA. He opposed and voted against granting Permanent Normalized Trade Relations with China. He led a bi-partisan coalition in opposition to CAFTA - and guess what, he voted against it too!
READ MORE »DeWine supports deal that threatens port security, Ohio jobs
Brown introduces legislation to ensure trade deals do not jeopardize U.S. security
AMHERST, OH -- The U.S. Senate is slated to begin debate today over the ratification of the Oman Free Trade Agreement, which U.S. Senator Mike DeWine supported earlier this year. The Oman FTA would threaten the security of the United States by authorizing any company that has a subsidiary in Oman, including Dubai Ports World, to operate at U.S. port terminals. Senator DeWine voted to ratify the Oman FTA earlier this year, and refused to take a stand when the state-owned Dubai Ports World corporation attempted to acquire major port terminal operations across the United States.
"Senator DeWine voted for job-killing trade deals that rewarded multinational corporations but jeopardized our national security," said U.S. Representative Sherrod Brown (D-OH). "The U.S. government should never give the keys to our national security away to a foreign country or corporation. This is Dubai Ports World all over again, and Mike DeWine has failed to put our security first."
09/18/2006 / Permalink / Homeland Security, Trade, (all tags)
DeWine and “Bush’s Man” Portman Share Record of Outsourcing Ohio Jobs
CINCINNATI, OH - Incumbent Republican Senator Mike DeWine and former U.S. Trade Representative and current Bush administration budget director Rob Portman were expected to hold a joint press conference today. DeWine and Portman share a record of supporting job-killing unfair trade agreements that have hurt Ohio workers. During Portman's one-year tenure as USTR, the trade deficit with China increased by $40 billion and thousands of Ohioans lost their jobs due to unfair trade deals. Senator Mike DeWine has accepted more than $1 million from companies that outsourced U.S. jobs, and he supported the North American Free Trade Agreement and voted for the CAFTA and to grant Permanent Normalized Trade Relations with China.
"Job loss is nothing to celebrate," said U.S. Representative Brown. "Director Portman and Senator DeWine teamed up in support of job-killing trade agreements that have made jobs one of Ohio's largest exports. I stood up to presidents of both parties against unfair trade deals and have led the fight in Congress for fair trade agreements that put American workers and businesses first."
Youngstown TV Covers Sherrod at Denman Tire
09/13/2006 / Permalink / Jobs, Northeast Ohio, Trade, Video, (all tags)
Unfair Trade Keeps 50 At Home
If you ask the workers or the management at the Denman Tire Company in Leavittsburg how unfair trade agreements have affected business, they'll tell you that 50 workers are sitting at home right now waiting to get their jobs back. That's a sixth of their entire workforce. The company's tire molds are now being made in Mexico. Production is down because foreign corporations with weak or non-existent labor and environmental standards are dumping cheaper tires on the U.S. market. And even Denman has been forced to buy some of its raw materials from the country that is hurting business the most - China.
The Youngstown Vindicator previewed the event in the morning paper.
Sherrod traveled to the Denman plant Tuesday to discuss one of the issues he has championed in Congress today - the critical importance of fair trade policy and supporting local businesses. Mike DeWine has supported every trade agreement that has made jobs one of Ohio's biggest exports. The state has lost more than 200,000 manufacturing jobs since DeWine last took office. Sherrod Brown stood up to presidents of both parties in fighting unfair trade agreements, and was the leader of a bi-partisan coalition in Congress that fought against the Central American Free Trade Agreement.
09/12/2006 / Permalink / Jobs, Northeast Ohio, Trade, (all tags)
Brown Vows to Lead Fair Trade Fight for Mahoning Valley Workers
Will fight unfair trade agreements, invest in middle class families
LEAVITTSBURG, OH – U.S. Representative Sherrod Brown met with workers and union officials at the Denman Tire plant to discuss leading Ohio in a new direction that will return jobs to the Mahoning Valley by reversing unfair trade agreements and providing middle class families with the tools to succeed. Incumbent Republican Senator Mike DeWine, who has accepted more than $1 million from companies that have outsourced U.S. jobs, supported the North American Free Trade Agreement, voted to grant Permanent Normalized Trade Relations with China, and voted for the Central American Free Trade Agreement.
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09/12/2006 / Permalink / Jobs, Northeast Ohio, Trade, (all tags)
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