Sherrod Brown: “what is the hurry? Before we rush headlong into another trade agreement that costs American jobs and endangers America's…”

“what is the hurry? Before we rush headlong into another trade agreement that costs American jobs and endangers America's food supply, let us slow down. Before passing fast track, let us fix the North American Free Trade Agreement, some of its biggest problems. Twelve thousand trucks a week cross the border from Mexico into the United States, yet only 1 percent of those trucks are inspected and half of the trucks that are inspected fail the safety test. Since NAFTA was passed in 1993, there has been an increase of 45 percent in the amount of frozen and fresh fruits and vegetables that have crossed the border and passed into the United States, yet less than 1 percent of those foods are inspected at the border. Mr. Speaker, let us slow down on fast track. Let us protect our food supply, let us keep our highways safe. Vote ``no'' on fast track.”