[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 153 (Thursday, October 13, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H6866]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     OPPOSITION TO THE KOREA, COLOMBIA, AND PANAMA TRADE AGREEMENTS

  (Ms. FUDGE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. FUDGE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to address the need to keep 
good-paying jobs in America. I voted ``no'' on the trade agreements 
passed in this House last night, but in that same vote I voted ``yes'' 
for American jobs, I voted ``yes'' for jobs on American soil, I voted 
``yes'' for human rights and ``yes'' for labor protections.
  The trade agreements will cost us jobs at a time when we should be 
investing in America, and they will lead to further decline of the 
middle class. These agreements are toxic for Ohioans who work in 
manufacturing and other sectors.
  The U.S.-Korea trade agreement alone will cost almost 160,000 jobs in 
this country in the first 7 years. Stand with me for the middle class 
and against shipping jobs overseas.

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