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Brown Statement on Fast Track Hearing

Press Release

Date: April 16, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Business and Consumers Foreign Affairs Trade

Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) issued the following statement on today's Senate Finance Committee Hearing to consider U.S. trade policy, including Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) known as "fast track." Brown also organized a group of six senators on the pivotal Senate Finance Committee to issue a joint statement.

"There's too much at stake for Congress to be rushing through a bill that would allow more NAFTA-style trade deals," Brown said. "Our manufacturing sector has lost more than five million jobs since 1994. While we've seen an impressive recovery, the more than 629,000 Ohio jobs tied to the auto industry could be at risk if our trade deals don't protect against competitors that cheat trade law or manipulate currency. Rushing a trade package through Congress without a healthy debate is not only reckless, but it's a betrayal to middle class and working families in Ohio."


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