Rep. Schakowsky: Free Trade Agreements Threaten American Jobs

Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) spoke at an AFL-CIO rally against the three new Free Trade Agreements with South Korea, Panama, and Colombia that congress is set to vote on.  She says that history has shown the dangers that come with agreements like NAFTA and the destruction they have on the American economy. (0:37)

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House Dem Urges Labor Leaders To Oppose Free Trade Agreements

Rep. Mike Michaud (D-Me.) speaks to union members at an AFL-CIO rally against three new free trade agreements Congress is set to vote on.  He says the agreements have the same template as NAFTA and will this hurt American jobs. (0:44)

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Sen. Rockefeller is Generally Satisfied with the Compromises on the Stimulus Bill

Coffee Brown, University of New Mexico, for Talk Radio News Service.

Immediately following today’s deliberations on the Senate floor, Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.V.) says Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass) is always present, whether he is on the floor or not.
Rockefeller points out that the Health Information Technology provision was not eliminated, but cut from seven billion dollars to five billion dollars.
Asked about the “Buy American” provision, he discusses the great harm to West Virginia following NAFTA.
He acknowledges to another reporter that the calls to his office are predominantly against the stimulus bill. He believes that more opportunity to discuss the merits of the bill with his constituents, or visible results, would reverse that trend.
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Mexican Ambassador: NAFTA is a success story

Mexican Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan speaks about how the United States and Mexico have both benefited from NAFTA. (0:57)
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Candidates promoting destructive path

Vice President Dick Cheney says that promoting economic protectionism sends the United States down a destructive path and that the United States must engage the global market place and lead the world economy. (1:10)
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Hillary Clinton discusses housing foreclosures and trade agreements at AP luncheon

Senator Hillary Clinton talks about freezing housing foreclosures and NAFTA during her Associated Press luncheon speech. (0:29)
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NAFTA and Mark Penn discussed on Obama campaign conference call

The Obama campaign held a conference call with International Brotherhood of Teamsters President James Hoffa and Rep. Ryan Dvorak (D-ID) to discuss the increase in voter support for Obama in Pennsylvania and Indiana, Obama's vision for amendments to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and Mark Penn's role in Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign. Hoffa said Obama has gained voters, specifically from unions and teamsters, by speaking up on NAFTA and the changes he wants to make. He also said Clinton’s numbers are going down in Pennsylvania, and that the issue with Penn hurt her credibility. (25:00)
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Conference call: Obama Campaign responds to Clinton's NAFTA stance

Obama Communications Director Robert Gibbs and Rep. George Miller comment on Clinton's NAFTA flip flopping.
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Obama Campaign Host Conference Call on Clinton’s Changing Views on NAFTA

Obama Campaign host conference call on Clinton’s changing views on NAFTA. (22:03)
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