[CTC] Biden-Sanders Unity Task Force Recommendations

[Arthur Stamoulis]

Some clips on trade from the “Biden-Sanders Unity Task Force Recommendations”...

https://joebiden.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/UNITY-TASK-FORCE-RECOMMENDATIONS.pdf
Building A Fair System of International Trade

For too long, the global trading system has failed to keep its promises to American workers. Too many corporations have rushed to outsource jobs, and too many countries have broken their promises to be honest and transparent partners. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the risks of relying too heavily on global supply chains, as shutdowns and shortages have created chaos for workers and consumers and made our public health response even more challenging. And the Trump Administration has failed time after time to deliver for the American people on this crucial issue, launching a trade war with China that they have no plan for winning— creating incredible hardship for American farmers and workers in the process.

Democrats will pursue a trade policy that puts workers first. We will negotiate strong and binding standards for labor, human rights, and the environment in the core text of our trade deals, including enforcement, because having fair trade means that no trading partners should be able to capture market share by undermining our product, consumer, environmental, or labor standards. We will eliminate trade and tax policies that promote the offshoring of pharmaceutical manufacturing and raise prices on medications for American patients. We will use all tools at our disposal to take action against countries that manipulate their currencies to get an unfair advantage in international markets. And we will take immediate action to repair the damage President Trump’s reckless policies have done to American farmers, by working with our allies to stand up to China and negotiate from the strongest possible position. 


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[last item in jobs section]
Trade: Ensure strong and binding labor, environmental, and human rights standards are written into the core text of all trade agreements, eliminate rules in our trade deals that increase the cost of medicines relative to what other advanced economies pay, and commit to eliminate trade and tax policies that promote the offshoring of U.S. pharmaceutical and medical equipment manufacturing. 


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[bullet point in addressing root causes of migration]
● Ensure trade agreements and development funding are tied to high labor standards in migrants’ countries of origin. 




Arthur Stamoulis
Citizens Trade Campaign
(202) 494-8826




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