[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 71 (Wednesday, May 25, 2005)]
[House]
[Page H4053]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           U.S. TRADE POLICY

  (Mr. BROWN of Ohio asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, President Bush is asking this 
Congress to pass the Central American Free Trade Agreement, a 
dysfunctional cousin of the North American Free Trade Agreement, in 
spite of the fact that our trade policy has failed.
  Twelve years ago, the U.S. had a $38 billion trade deficit. After 
NAFTA, China and a host of other trade agreements, our trade deficit is 
now $618 billion.

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  Mr. Speaker, someone defined insanity as if you do the same thing 
over and over and over again, you expect a different outcome. It is 
clear our trade policy has failed. The Central American Free Trade 
Agreement, an extension of NAFTA, will continue the failed trade 
policy. We should pass trade agreements that lift up standards around 
the world, create jobs, both in the developing world and in the United 
States and change the direction of our trade policy.

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