A letter to Sander M. Levin, MI Chairman Subcommittee on trade of the Committee on Ways and Means

http://www.citizen.org/trade/tradeact/ (a copy of the bill)

Trade Reform
Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment Act of 2008 or the TRADE Act of 2008.

We as citizens of the Space Coast in Brevard Florida are grateful and are experiencing a greater sense of confidence in our nation ‘ s legislative process. This Bill, the TRADE Act of 2008 which strengthens the role of congress concerning trade and treaty agreements is a step in the right direction in congress reclaiming its Constitutional responsibility. For the past thirty years, we the citizens had lost confidence that trade agreements were concerned with ordinary citizens or the nation’s welfare economically and societally. We claim the basic foundation and primary purpose of United States trade and treaty agreements is the welfare of citizens and the nation. Read the rest of this entry »