marjorie says...
During Marty's online town hall last night, I asked my question on "free trade" twice, both times making the point of asking him specifically how he would vote on NAFTA type agreements. He didn't answer me specifically.
Look at the breakdown of votes in 2005, in both the House and the Senate, on passage of the Central American Free Trade Agreement. I want to know if Marty Chavez would join the 10 Democratic Senators who voted for CAFTA (which sadly included Jeff Bingaman) or would he vote with the 33 Democrats in opposition?
Tom Udall? In the House, he voted NO along with the vast majority of Democrats. Things seem to change in the Senate. Can we count on Tom to stick with his principles once elected?
How would the candidates for the three open house seats vote? Let's ask them.
As you can see below, the defecting Democrats could have swung the vote in opposition to CAFTA. This is why it's important to nominate the right candidate in our primary.
I also want to know what the candidates in this race think of the broader issue of neoliberalism, as embodied by the policies of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank and their *pernicious* outcomes in developing countries.
From the Washington Post's Vote Database on the 109th Congress passage of CAFTA in 2005:
Senate: Passed with a Republican majority, 54-45, with 1 not voting.
Democrats: 10 Yes Votes, 33 No Votes, 1 not voting.
Republicans: 43 Yes Votes, 12 No Votes.
Independent: 1 Yes vote.
House: Passed with a Republican majority, 217-215, with 2 not voting.
Democrats: 15 Yes Votes, 187 No Votes.
Republicans: 202 Yes Votes, 27 No Votes, 2 not voting.
Independent: 1 No Vote.
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