Above, Clinton slams Obama on that new popular political game sweeping the cable channels, “Name One Accomplishment.”
Clinton’s
speech in Ohio:
We’re going to deliver 21st century solutions to rebuild the middle class.
Let’s get real about our future starting right now. Let’s get real about the
future of trade in this country. Let’s get real about NAFTA – it simply isn’t
working for all Americans. I’m not just going to talk about what’s wrong with
NAFTA, I’m going to fix it and I have a four-point plan to do exactly that.First we’ll have the strongest possible labor and environmental standards
in the core NAFTA agreement. Second, we wont let foreign countries undermine
worker protection as they do right now. These companies can challenge American
regulation intended to protect American workers and the environment. That
is not acceptable and I will change that. I will strengthen NAFTA’s enforcement
mechanisms to remove trade barriers and better protect American jobs. And
finally, we’ll review this agreement and every other trade agreement regularly.
If it’s not raising living standards right here in America and protecting
American workers, then we’re not going to have it be a race to the bottom.
We will never again let fourteen years go by without updating and modernizing
our trade agreements. My opponent has taken to attacking me on NAFTA. The
fact is neither of us were in the Senate at the time and I’ve long been a
critic of the shortcomings of NAFTA.
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