Minority Parties in Congress Discuss Their Trade-Related "Jobs" Agendas
On May 4, 2011, the minority parties of both the House and Senate announced/relaunched their own “jobs” agendas. House Democrats relaunched their “Make it in America” agenda and noted that they have introduced numerous trade-related “jobs” bills in the 112th Congress, including legislation to address currency manipulation (H.R. 639), address concerns about rare earth minerals (H.R. 618, 952, and 1314), and give preference to U.S.-made goods and services (H.R. 1684, 679, and 1344). In addition, Senate Republicans announced their “jobs” plan, which includes only a few trade-related goals, such as ratification of the pending free trade agreements with Korea, Panama, and Colombia and renewal of the President's Trade Promotion Authority (aka fast track).
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