{"id":57,"date":"2008-08-27T04:09:58","date_gmt":"2008-08-27T11:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/oregon\/?p=57"},"modified":"2011-12-24T11:03:02","modified_gmt":"2011-12-24T19:03:02","slug":"jeff-merkley-on-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/oregon\/2008\/08\/27\/jeff-merkley-on-trade\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeff Merkley Details His Views on Trade"},"content":{"rendered":"

For Immediate Release<\/strong>
\nAugust 27, 2008<\/p>\n

U.S. Senate Candidate Details His Views on Trade<\/strong>
\nJeff Merkley Shares His Positions on Existing and Proposed Trade Pacts with the Oregon Fair Trade Campaign<\/em><\/p>\n

Portland, OR \u2014 U.S. Senate Candidate Jeff Merkley detailed his views on trade policy in a questionnaire released today by the Oregon Fair Trade Campaign.According to his responses, Merkley believes that the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has been severely damaging to the U.S. economy and that it should be renegotiated.If elected Senator, he says he will support legislation that outlines mandatory criteria for what must and must not be included in future trade agreements, and that establishes a process for reviewing and renegotiating existing trade pacts.<\/p>\n

\u201cVoters in Oregon and across the nation believe that trade deals like NAFTA have hurt working people.It makes sense that candidates are articulating what they would do to change existing trade policies if elected,\u201d said Arthur Stamoulis, director of the Oregon Fair Trade Campaign.<\/p>\n

In his questionnaire responses, Merkley voiced opposition to the Bush administration\u2019s pending free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea, and stated that he would oppose a future president\u2019s attempts to reestablish Fast Track trade promotion authority. He also expressed support for:<\/p>\n