Rep. Sutton making difference on trade goals

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Freshmen Democrats insist on being heard on issue
Thursday, May 03, 2007
Elizabeth Auster
Plain Dealer Bureau

Washington - She may be a novice in Congress, but it didn't take long for Rep. Betty Sutton to get the attention of her elders.

Barely two weeks after her swearing-in last January, the freshman Democrat from Copley Township drafted a polite but pointed letter to one of the most powerful committee chairmen in the House. The letter said she and other freshmen wanted to be consulted on a "critically important" issue: President Bush's "misguided trade agenda."

Sutton corralled signatures from 39 of 42 Democratic freshmen. And her work paid off. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charlie Rangel met with the group in March to hear their views on revamping the nation's trade policy.

Soon afterward, Rangel unveiled a set of Democratic principles for considering future trade deals. Sutton said she was pleased to see that the document, which called for requiring U.S. trade partners to protect workers' rights and the environment, reflected the freshmen's wishes...




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[Omaha Steve]

1. Great story

K & R.

[Omaha Steve]

2. Great story

K & R.