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by Aricka Flowers
12:42pm
Wed Oct 13, 2010

New Ad Slams Schilling For Free Trade Policies

In the highly-contested race for the 17th Congressional District seat, incumbent U.S. Rep. Phil Hare is getting support from the labor community via a new ad released by SEIU, whose Illinois State Council sponsors this site. The spot blasts GOP candidate Bobby Schilling for his support of free trade deals, including the U.S.- South Korea Free Trade Agreement, which Hare says will send jobs overseas. Watch it:

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by Adam Doster
3:10pm
Fri Feb 13, 2009
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Roskam Joins Forces With FOX To Mislead About Colombia Trade Deal

Trade

We already knew Rep. Peter Roskam doesn’t have much respect for American union members. An appearance on FOX Business yesterday proved he isn’t that worried about the well-being of foreign unionists either.

Discussing
the proposed Colombia Free Trade Act, both Roskam ...

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by Adam Doster
11:51am
Wed Feb 11, 2009

Schakowsky, Hare Found Populist Caucus

Jan Schakowsky

Reps. Phil Hare and Jan Schakowsky already share ideas as members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
Starting this week, they will join forces on another front, this time to represent
the economic insecurities of working people. Huffington Post’s Ryan
Grim explains...

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by Adam Doster
3:05pm
Thu Sep 11, 2008
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Weller Reappears, Touts CAFTA

Trade

Remember Republican Jerry Weller? Yeah, neither do we. But the
retiring 11th District Representative came out of hibernation yesterday
to write an op-ed in The Hill arguing that America's bi-lateral trade pacts have paid dividends for the American people.

From the piece...

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by Adam Doster
4:54pm
Tue Jul 22, 2008

Hare: I Will Fight Tooth And Nail Against Colombian FTA

Labor

Rep. Phil Hare is all for improving the Trade Adjustment Assistance
program (TAA) by expanding benefits to service-sector workers
and those displaced because of trade imbalances with countries like
China and India. That's why he's excited the Senate Finance Committee may ...

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by Adam Doster
10:18am
Wed Jun 11, 2008

Hare Blasts McCain Over NAFTA

Labor

In an address to the National Federation of Independent Business yesterday, John McCain issued a rejoinder to Barack Obama's recent criticism of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA):

While Mr. Obama has talked of renegotiating the North American Free ...

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by Adam Doster
9:58am
Fri Jun 6, 2008

Rep. Hare Joins Others In Promoting TRADE Act

Trade

Skeptics of U.S. trade policy are tired of being on the defensive, so they've proposed a forward-thinking piece of legislation called the Trade Reform, Accountability, Development and Employment (TRADE) Act that would make American trade deals more just and humane:

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by Adam Doster
12:01pm
Wed May 21, 2008

McCain Ignores Rampant Assassinations In Colombia

McCain

Besides implicitly criticizing President Bush for being too lax in pushing our country's completely broken -- and increasingly unpopular -- Cuba policy, John McCain attacked Barack Obama in Florida yesterday for his opposition to the Colombian free trade pact currently ...