Textile & labor officials urge to reject Haiti, AGOA provisions
09 Dec '06
2 min read
The U.S. textile industry and the labor union UNITE HERE urged the House and Senate to reject the Haiti and AGOA provisions contained in H.R. 6406. Elements of Congress have been pushing to attach these provisions to tax and trade legislation in this week's lame duck session of Congress.
Industry leaders and labor officials decried attempts to railroad these proposals through the House and Senate without hearings or adequate consultation with the textile sector.
Textile industry leaders and labor officials also thanked the Republicans and Democrats in the House and Senate that have been working hard to highlight the concerns of the textile industry during this lame duck session of Congress.
Textile Industry Quotes on the Haiti/AGOA Legislation National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) President Cass Johnson said, “We would like to thank U.S. Senator Elizabeth Dole, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham and members of the House Textile Caucus for their strenuous efforts to stop this job-destroying trade legislation."
"We are proud of the firm, principled stands they have taken on behalf of workers and on behalf of fair and balanced trade.”
We continue to urge the congressional leadership to reject any backroom deal that will send U.S. jobs to foreign countries like China. When China wins and U.S. workers lose because of a backroom deal made at 2:00 AM in the halls of Congress, then that is a sad day.
It is also shows that leadership has failed to grasp the message sent by voters worried about outsourcing and trade giveaways on Election Day.
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