Joe Biden Issues Statement on Peru Free Trade Agreement

[1corona4u]

December 4, 2007 -- Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (D-DE) issued the following statement today:

"I cannot support the Peru Free Trade Agreement because the Bush Administration has not proven that it will effectively enforce labor and environmental provisions, however good they may be. Our economy is slowing down, and Americans don't trust this administration to protect their jobs, or the safety of our imports.

"Americans understand that this Administration does not have a plan to win in the new international economy. This is not the time to endorse its approach to trade deals."

Source: Senator Joe Biden

[Ian David]

1. Biden is right on this one. Giving Biden credit where credit is due.

I'm not even going to turn "credit where credit is due" into a joke about what an evil shill for the credit card company Biden is.

Oops.


Anyway, good for Biden on this one.

[antigop]

2. Yes, I will give Biden credit here. Good for him. n/t

[jillan]

3. f*cking Harry Reid for scheduling this vote at the same time as the debate.

Biden said months ago this is where he stands.

Again - Hillary and Obama were going to vote for it.
Biden against it.

wake uuuuuuppppppp people......

[antigop]

4. pirhana, I started a thread yesterday about that. Now none of the Senate Dems have a recorded vote

on the Peru trade agreement.

<edit to add> The Senate Dem prez candidates.

[jillan]

5. I know - I saw your thread.

Harry Reid has got to go.

someone mentioned Biden should take his place - If Biden didn't win the nom (I am still hoping), I think he
would be perfect.

[PatSeg]

8. What is the deal with Reid?

We have four senators running for the Democratic nomination. Does he want the next president to be a Democrat? Or is he just incompetent?

[inthebrain]

6. So says Mr Bankruptcy bill

Yeah, he really cares about the workin man.

pfffft!!!!

[antigop]

7. inthebrain, Biden's vote on the bankruptcy bill really bothers me, too, but...

at this point, if Biden wants to draw attention to the Peru trade agreement, I will thank him.

<edited for clarity>

[Armstead]

9. Good for him -- We've got to make a clean break

International trade is good.

The brand of neo-liberal, corporatist colonialist "free trade" that has been pushed since the Bush 1 administration is bad.