{"id":38,"date":"2011-01-11T14:29:34","date_gmt":"2011-01-11T19:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citizenstrade.org\/draft\/president-barack-obama-on-trade-issues\/"},"modified":"2013-06-30T10:18:39","modified_gmt":"2013-06-30T14:18:39","slug":"president-barack-obama-on-trade-issues","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/activist-resources\/president-barack-obama-on-trade-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"President Barack Obama on Trade Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Obama Party Platform<\/h2>\n

The final 2008 DNC platform draft, at over 57 pages, includes more than 3000 words across 24 separate pages on trade and globalization issues. The Obama Agenda<\/a> describes trade as major tool to leverage enforceable labor and environmental standards, human rights, poverty alleviation, climate control and a dozen other progressive issues.<\/p>\n

Excerpts on Trade Language from Platform<\/a><\/p>\n

Questionnaire Responses to State Fair Trade Coalitions<\/h3>\n

Oregon
\nResponses from Sen. Barack Obama<\/a>
\nOregon Fair Trade Campaign, May 9, 2008<\/p>\n

Pennsylvania
\nResponses from Sen. Barack Obama<\/a>
\nPennsylvania Fair Trade Coalition, April 1, 2008<\/p>\n

Ohio
\nResponses from Sen. Barack Obama<\/a>
\nOhio Conference on Fair Trade, February 28, 2008<\/p>\n

Texas
\nResponses from Sen. Barack Obama<\/a>
\nTexas Fair Trade Coalition, March 3, 2008<\/p>\n

Wisconsin
\nResponses from Sen. Barack Obama<\/a>
\nWisconsin Fair Trade Coalition, February 18, 2008<\/p>\n

Iowa
\nSen. Barack Obama to Iowa Fair Trade Campaign<\/a>
\nObama for America, December 26, 2007<\/p>\n

Position Papers<\/h3>\n

Letter from Sen. Barack Obama to Wisconsin Fair Trade Coalition<\/a> Obama for America, February 18, 2008<\/p>\n

Ambassador Ron Kirk on Trade<\/a><\/p>\n

News & Opinion<\/h3>\n

Exporting Our Way to Stability<\/a>
\nNew York Times, November 5, 2010<\/p>\n

Obama Seeks to Reassure Labor of Support<\/a>
\nWall Street Journal, August 4, 2010<\/p>\n

Transcript: Obama’s News Conference at the G-20<\/a>
\nSeptember 25, 2009<\/p>\n

Labor, Public Interest Groups Send Obama Letter Seeking New Start for Trade Agenda<\/a>
\nDaily Report for Executives, September 23, 2009<\/p>\n

Obama says financial regulations must be strengthened globally<\/a>
\nBloomberg, September 19, 2009<\/p>\n

Fix America’s Trade Regime<\/a>
\nGuardian, September 15, 2009<\/p>\n

Obama renews Cuba trade embargo<\/a>
\nBBC, September 15, 2009<\/p>\n

Finally, a President with the Guts to Enforce Trade Laws<\/a>
\nLeo W. Gerard, Huffington Post, September 13, 2009<\/p>\n

Obama Enforces Trade Laws on China Tire Imports<\/a>
\nAFL-CIO, September 12, 2009<\/p>\n

Obama Picks Punke to Be U.S. Ambassador to WTO<\/a>
\nReuters, September 3, 2009<\/p>\n

Obama to Tap Bloom to Revive Manufacturing<\/a>
\nWall Street Journal, August 20, 2009<\/p>\n

FACTBOX: Obama\u2019s positions on trade<\/a>
\nReuters, Nov. 5, 2008<\/p>\n

OBAMA ON TRADE<\/a>
\nDaily Policy Digest, September 16, 2008<\/p>\n

President Obama’s Platform on Trade<\/h3>\n
Report of the Platform Committee: Renewing America’s Promise<\/a>
\nPresented to the 2008 Democratic National Convention by the Platform Standing Committee, August 13, 2008<\/div>\n