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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Improve the real economy--co-sponsor the TRADE Act<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><a href="http://capwiz.com/pdamerica/issues/alert/?alertid=13339601">http://capwiz.com/pdamerica/issues/alert/?alertid=13339601</a> <span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:navy'>(To use the alert, or share with others, follow the link above.)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>During the last decade and longer while the country enjoyed a "robust economy," millions of jobs were lost to the outsourcing of our manufacturing base due to "free trade" deals.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Free trade agreements have lacked effective protections for labor, the environment, and consumers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Rep. Mike Michaud has re-introduced the TRADE Act of 2009, HR 3012, which will address the deficiencies in U.S. trade policy. There are already over 100 co-sponsors.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>If your member of Congress is already a co-sponsor, ask them to encourage other members to sign on. Offer your thanks for their support. Find the co-sponsors here.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>If not a co-sponsor, ask your Congressperson to cosponsor the 2009 Trade Reform, Accountability, Development and Employment (TRADE) Act.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>We encourage you to use your own words to change the title and text below. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Editable text:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>In recent years the United States has entered into agreements that have been called "free trade" agreements but in fact deal with many other issues and have undermined the U.S. economy by facilitating and encouraging the outsourcing and off-shoring of jobs. The Trade Reform, Accountability, Development and Employment (TRADE) Act would address the problem by changing the rules to set standards for labor, environmental, consumer and other protections. The TRADE Act has been re-introduced by Rep. Mike Michaud (D-ME) and is currently circulating in Congress for cosponsors. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>With more and more Americans losing their jobs and wages stagnating, the time has come to enact legislation, which will correct the flaws that negatively impact American workers, consumers, and the environment.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Please encourage President Obama to fulfill his campaign promises to review the “free trade” agreements, and please co-sponsor the TRADE Act.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>