Elected Officials Selling out America: John Tanner
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Elected Officials Selling out America: John Tanner
Rep. John Tanner has gotten on his soapbox and screamed to the heavens about the dangers of America’s problems, yet his voting record contradicts his statements.
Back in 2004, the tragically flawed Central American Free Trade Agreement eked through the U.S. House of Representatives by just two votes: 217-215. Joining Republicans to pass the ill-conceived trade agreement, modeled after the North American Free Trade Agreement, were 15 Democrats.
One of those was Rep. John Tanner (TN), who has failed the American people in terms of trade issues his entire 21-year career. During his time in Congress, Tanner has voted against imposing trade barriers to protect domestic industries and jobs nearly eight out of 10 times, or 79 percent of the time.
In fact, in 2000, Tanner was the recipient of the “Spirit of Enterprise Award” from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce – a rabid “free trade” advocacy group that vehemently opposes any and every restriction on trade imaginable.
Despite that, Tanner describes himself as a deficit-hawking, Blue Dog Democrat.
via Economyincrisis.org – America’s Economic Report – Daily.
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