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...Foreign trade legislation (From Page 9) House Democrats voted for it, while just 27 of the 231 Republicans voted against it. Now it looks like some of the Re- publicans who voted for it may have been punished at the polls in Novem- ber: 18 “free trade” incumbents in the House and six in the Senate lost to “fair trade” challengers, reports Global Trade Watch, a project of the non-profit group Public Citizen. In addition, “fair traders” won 11 House seats and one Senate seat being vacated by retiring “free traders.” Meanwhile, no “free trader” defeated a “fair trade” incum- bent, and no “free trader” won any seat vacated by retiring “fair traders.” For “fair traders” that’s a net gain of 29 votes in the House and seven in the Senate. Fifteen countries have NAFTA- style bilateral or multilateral trade agreements with the United States: Canada, Mexico, Jordan, Australia, Morocco, Singapore, Chile, Bahrain, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Dominican Republic and Oman. President Bush finalized a NAFTA- style treaty with Peru in April. On pre- vious occasions, U.S. trade negotiators IRS PROBLEMS? •Haven’t filed for...years? • Lost records? •Liens-Levies-Garnishments? •Fees are affordable • Appointments available evenings & weekends • Working with union members for over 20 years Call Nancy D. Anderson Enrolled Agent/Tax Practitioner 503-697-7757 had said that adding enforceable labor rights provisions to trade treaties would be unacceptable to some Third World trading partners. This time, that dodge was exposed: Peruvian President Ale- jandro Toledo publicly offered to in- clude an enforceable commitment to comply with basic standards promul- gated by the United Nations-affiliated International Labor Organization. The U.S. trade representative declined to take him up on the offer. New York Congressman Charles Rangel and New Mexico Senator Jeff Bingaman wrote a letter to Bush saying he could get a bi- partisan majority if he renegotiated the treaty to accept Toledo’s offer before going to Congress for ratification. The letter was signed by 14 other members of Congress, including Oregon Senator Ron Wyden. President Bush disre- garded that advice. The Vietnam vote wasn’t about a trade treaty but about “permanent nor- mal trade relations” (PNTR). Under a 1974 law, each year Congress and the president look at the human rights record of Communist countries before awarding them the same tariff treat- ment other countries get. In 2000, Con- gress voted to exempt China from this annual review. Now the president wants to exempt Vietnam. Oregon Representatives Earl Blumenauer, Dar- lene Hooley and Greg Walden voted for permanent normal trade relations with Vietnam, along with Southwest Washington Congressman Brian Baird. Voting against it were Oregon’s Peter DeFazio and David Wu. During Con- gressional debate on the bill, Blume- nauer said he strongly supported the legislation, adding that imports from Vietnam are important to two compa- nies with a big presence in Oregon: Nike and Intel. In a press statement reacting to the vote, Teamsters President James Hoffa Jr., said the bill would only benefit multinational companies that are in Vietnam to take advantage of “dismal labor conditions” and low pay. “Viet- nam is a Communist country,” Hoffa said. “There is no freedom of associa- tion, and if you speak out against the government or its businesses, you will be imprisoned .… It is shameful that some members of Congress see a ben- efit in this.” The Vietnam PNTR bill hasn’t got- ten a vote by the full Senate yet. It passed the Senate Finance Committee July 31 with support from Oregon U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D) and Gordon Smith (R). The most recent trade treaty negoti- ations to conclude are with Colombia — the most dangerous place in the world to be a trade unionist. Colombia accounts for more assassinations than the rest of the world combined: Last year, 70 trade unionists were assassi- nated, and so far this year at least 56 have been killed. President Bush signed the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement Nov. 22, but it appears un- likely to win Congressional ratifica- tion. Free ‘Holiday Party for Children’ slated Dec. 2 in Salem SALEM — The 66th annual “Holiday Party for Children” will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, at the Elsinore Theatre, 170 High St. SE, Salem. The free event sponsored by the Marion, Polk, Yamhill Counties La- bor Council will feature Santa Claus, holiday songs with the Patrick Lamb Band, a showing of “Garfield, A Tail of Two Kitties,” and goody bags. 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