Watson Coleman: “I deeply appreciate my colleague's concern for fair compensation. I note Senator Dorgan has been one of the chief…”

“I deeply appreciate my colleague's concern for fair compensation. I note Senator Dorgan has been one of the chief advocates for trade with Cuba. I hope he would take that same philosophy about human rights and workers rights in dealing with Cuba. I would also reflect a little bit on the comment about trade. NAFTA was signed by President Clinton and the Uruguay Round after being approved by a Democrat House and Democrat Senate. I believe Senator Harkin supported both of those votes. On NTR trade with China, I believe both Senators Dorgan and Harkin supported that. The reality is, we have a trade ambassador going there right now to push for some controls, push for expanded buying by China, cut down the deficit. But the bottom line is, How do we make us competitive? Going back to the National Association of Manufacturers, they say the U.S. industry is burdened by legal and regulatory systems that retard growth and destroy jobs. That is what we have to deal with. We have to deal with the underlying things that make it impossible for businesses to grow in this country.”