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Labor Leaders & Fair Trade Activists Unveil The "TRADE Act of 2008"!

WASHINGTON - "United States Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today was joined by Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Congressman Mike Michaud (D-ME), Congresswoman Linda Sanchez (D-Lakewood), and other members of Congress at a Capitol Hill news conference to introduce the Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment (TRADE) Act.
Endorsed by more than a dozen fair trade groups, the TRADE ACT is a first of its kind pro-trade bill that would revamp U.S. trade policy. The bill would mandate trade pact reviews, establish standards, protect workers in developing nations, and would help restore Congressional oversight of future trade agreements.
"The TRADE ACT will help Congress and the White House craft a trade agreement that benefits workers, business owners, and our country,"{ said Brown. "We want trade, and we want more of it. The TRADE Act is a critical first step on a new path for trade."
Brown, who led the bipartisan House opposition to the Central American Free Trade Agreement, was also joined by Intern

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