Bill Pascrell: “the supporters of fast track never discuss the massive trade imbalance which grows every year, never. This reflects job…”

“the supporters of fast track never discuss the massive trade imbalance which grows every year, never. This reflects job loss in America. The supporters are good, very good, at denigrating organized labor's efforts to defeat fast track. Organized labor has a vested interest. The jobs of members in various unions and the jobs in nonunion workplaces are at stake. Why is their effort a special interest, and the expenditures of millions by multinational corporations simply ``in the best interests of the American economy?'' How can some Members of this House who vehemently defend the sovereignty of our Nation with foreign powers now surrender the oversight of the trade deal implementation to the World Trade Organization? The WTO has just ruled in favor of Costa Rica and India on textile matters. What are we doing for our own sovereignty? Why sell us out again? Reciprocity, Mr. President, reciprocity, Mr. Speaker, not duplicity. Vote ``no'' on fast track.”