Poliquin Against Fast-Track

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Bruce Poliquin voted against granting President Obama fast-track authority, again. He released the following statement:
“Once again, I voted against granting the President fast-track trade negotiating authority.

“Instead of going to Nike in Oregon, who makes their shoes in Vietnam, President Obama should have come to Maine and visited our New Balance factories, which is the only U.S. manufacturer of athletic footwear, to explain his trade agenda and how it would help Maine workers – but he didn’t.

“We have 900 hard-working, highly skilled Maine workers make those shoes right here in Norridgewock, Norway, and Skowhegan. We cannot have unfair trade that hurts our workers.

“As a businessman, I understand how important it is for companies to be able to sell their goods and services overseas.

“But as Maine’s Second District Congressman, I will always fight to protect our mills, factories and other employers to make sure they are able to compete on a level playing field. Maine has the most skilled workers in the Country; put us on a level playing field and we can compete with anybody.

“Congress should be working to create tougher and fairer trade agreements to help our businesses grow and create more jobs – not kill jobs.”