Sherrod Brown actually said...

We know what causes outsourcings: it is low wages, it is exploited workers, it is weak or nonexistent or unenforced environmental protection...

I could not agree more that a new approach is needed, and I hope you will follow through on that commitment during the NAFTA talks.

Whether it is NAFTA or any agreement, the importance of trade, getting trade talks right, right from the beginning, cannot be underestimated...

I urged, first, the President to secure commitments on labor and environmental standards before the talks begin.