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Steve Beshear on Free Trade
Democrat
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Record exports to Asia & Europe means we're importing jobs
We're setting records with our exports, and we're importing jobs and investments from countries like Japan, China, Korea, India, France and Germany.
Four years ago, the auto industry was in crisis. Last year, Kentucky auto makers produced more than a million cars and light trucks for the first time since 2007.
Source: 2013 State of the State speech to Kentucky Legislature
, Feb 6, 2013
Opposes NAFTA; supports tariffs
Q: Do you support the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?A: No.
Q: Do you support the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)?
A: Yes.
Q: Do you support lifting the trade embargo imposed against Cuba?
A: No.
Q: Do you suppor
imposing tariffs on products imported from nations that maintain restrictive trade barriers on American products?
A: Yes.
Q: Should a nation’s human rights record affect its “most favored nation” trading status with the United States?
A: Yes.
Source: Congressional 1996 National Political Awareness Test
, Nov 1, 1996
Page last updated: Apr 25, 2013
