NAFTA Pullout Resolution Introduced!!
Scott Darby
Scott
Here's the text, from www.house.gov:
HCON 22 IH
110th CONGRESS
1st Session H. CON. RES. 22
Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should provide notice of withdrawal of the United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA ).
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 10, 2007 Mr. GOODE (for himself and Mr. JONES of North Carolina) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should provide notice of withdrawal of the United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA ).
Whereas, according to the Department of Commerce, United States trade deficits with Canada and Mexico have significantly widened since the implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA );
Whereas, according to the Department of Labor, 1,800,000 workers have applied for trade adjustment assistance as a result of jobs lost because of NAFTA ;
Whereas future unrestricted foreign trucking into the United States can pose a safety hazard due to inadequate maintenance and inspection, and can act collaterally as a conduit for the entry into the United States of illegal drugs and terrorist activities; and
Whereas the economic and physical security of the United States is impaired by the potential loss of control of its borders attendant to the full operation of NAFTA : Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that the President should provide written notice of withdrawal of the United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA ) in accordance with Article 2205 of the Agreement.