On the recordOctober 27, 2011
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to call to the attention of the American people the fact that last Friday the President signed the implementing legislation for Colombia, Panama, and Korea free trade agreements. My colleagues and the American people might have missed it, because that's what the President wanted. The American people don't support more flawed trade agreements, so the President signed them into law quietly. The White House issued no press releases or statements. No photos were taken, no signing pens were publicly handed out. If these jobs are the job creators the President promised us that they would be, then why wouldn't we have a public ceremony highlighting the signing of the FTAs? It's because these FTAs aren't going to create American jobs. They might create jobs in Korea and China, but they won't create them here at home. If I were the President, I'd want to keep these agreements quiet too. ____________________
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