Bowles-Burr Debate: on Free Trade

Erskine Bowles: Negotiated China trade agreement for Pres. Clinton

Burr said, "You negotiated the China trade agreement for President Clinton, which is the largest exporter of jobs not just in North Carolina but in this country. In fact, today you run from your record. You know what? I voted eight times against China," Burr said.

Bowles said he lobbied Rep. Eva Clayton, D-1st, to vote for the China trade agreement only if it included provisions for China to end a long-time ban and accept imports of U.S. tobacco leaf.

Source: Winston-Salem Journal, "NC Senatorial Debate Excerpts"

Richard Burr: Voted 8 times against China trade agreement

Bowles said he lobbied Rep. Eva Clayton, D-1st, to vote for the China trade agreement only if it included provisions for China to end a long-time ban and accept imports of U.S. tobacco leaf.

Source: Winston-Salem Journal, "NC Senatorial Debate Excerpts"

The above quotations are from North Carolina Senatorial Debate, between Erskine Bowles (D) and Richard Burr (R), Sept. 28, 2004. Click here for definitions & background information on Free Trade. Click here for more quotes by Erskine Bowles on Free Trade. Click here for more quotes by Richard Burr on Free Trade.
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