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I support free and fair trade agreements that benefit all parties involved. I also support vigorous enforcement of our domestic trade laws that would limit illegal and unfair importation of commodities like agricultural products and steel from countries that dump those products on U.S. shores. I have insisted that so-called Fast Track authority, which would allow the Executive Branch of the federal government to negotiate trade agreements without Congressional input, be subject to meaningful protections of workers' rights and the environment. Trade and business exchange can open the doors of repression. That's one of the reasons I voted for China's accession to the World Trade Organization. China's progress toward political and economic reform will not occur overnight, but strengthening China's economic ties with both the United States and the global community is perhaps our most powerful tool to promote this goal, while also expanding our access to one of the largest markets in the world. |
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