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Dave Heineman on Free Trade
Republican NE Governor
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Trade mission: Nebraska exports to China grow rapidly
Exports are important to Nebraska, and last summer I led a trade mission to China. We continue to expand and strengthen our relationship with China, just like we have done with Canada, Mexico, Japan and many other countries. During the past few years,
Nebraska exports to China have grown rapidly and China is now Nebraska's fourth largest trading partner. The Nebraska-China relationship is just beginning and I am confident this will be a growing and improving relationship for many years to come.
Source: 2013 Nebraska State of the State Address
, Jan 15, 2013
Expand trade with Taiwan & Hong Kong
I am a strong supporter of expanded trade; today's announcement represents an important continuation of our trade efforts. Taiwan and
Hong Kong are both very important markets for the state of Nebraska. They have been good customers, and it is critical that we continue to explore new opportunities with them.
Source: 2011 Nebraska Gubernatorial press release
, Aug 4, 2011
Promote exports with trade office in Tokyo
As one of Nebraska’s leading export markets, and the largest overseas market, Japan holds tremendous promise for our state, and the office will be located in the heart of Tokyo’s business district. We want to enhance Nebraska’s opportunities for
international trade, and Japan continues to present excellent opportunities for industries in our state. In addition to pursuing opportunities to promote Nebraska products, we are also interested in efforts to increase foreign investment in our state.
Source: Press release, governordave.com, “Opportunities Overseas”
, Oct 17, 2006
Bound under state commitment to CAFTA.
Heineman is profiled in ALIPAC report on Governors
States' commitments under CAFTA:
Americans for Legal Immigration PAC (ALIPAC) compiled a list of the status of each of the 50 states with regards to CAFTA procurement. For states that have rescinded their commitment, we infer that the incumbent governor strongly opposes CAFTA (because the state made a commitment and then un-made it). For states that declined to commit, we infer that the incumbent governor somewhat opposes CAFTA. For states that committed, we infer that the incumbent governor supports CAFTA.
CAFTA is the Central American Free Trade Agreement. CAFTA expands NAFTA (the North American Free Trade Agreement, between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico) to five Central American nations (Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica and Nicaragua), and the Dominican Republic. It passed Congress on July 27, 2005.
Opposition to CAFTA procurement rules (by Public Citizen):
Should an international trade agreement determine how we are allowed to spend our domestic tax dollars? Prior to the passage of CAFTA, the majority of state governments agreed: Subjecting decisions about how to spend state taxpayer dollars to second-guessing by foreign trade tribunals is a bad idea! As a result, a bi-partisan group of governors withdrew their initial agreement to bind their states to comply with CAFTA's procurement rules. Many other governors simply avoided binding their states to CAFTA's procurement rules in the first place. Common state economic development and environmental policies are prohibited by trade agreement procurement rules include:
- Measures to stop the offshoring of state jobs;
- "Buy Local" or "Buy America" policies;
- Preferences for recycled content, renewable energy, and alternative fuel vehicles.
Source: Americans for Legal Immigration PAC report 14_Lt_FT on Aug 7, 2005
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