Jobs and Trade
CWA asked all presidential candidates the following question in the CWA candidate questionnaire:
Most nations have a trade policy that encourages employment at home. We have none, and we are witnessing a trade deficit of more than $700 billion annually while American jobs continue to vanish offshore. Please detail some specific steps you would offer to cut the trade deficit and help spur the retention and growth of jobs in this country.
Democrats
Hillary Clinton
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On Good Jobs: Part of a new strategy for jobs means that universal, high-speed broadband access has to be as big a priority today as interstate highways, canal systems, rural electrification and railroads were in generations past.
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Barack Obama
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On Good Jobs: As President, my trade policy will open foreign markets to create and support good middle-class jobs – for American workers. At a very minimum we need to stop giving tax incentives to companies to shift job overseas. And we need to reward companies who invest in America.
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Mike Gravel
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On Good Jobs: Despite repeated attempts, Ronald Paul did not respond to the CWA questionnaire with his position on jobs and trade.
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Republicans
John McCain
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On Good Jobs: Despite repeated attempts, John McCain did not respond to the CWA questionnaire with his position on jobs and trade. However, Sen. McCain has made it a point to tell audiences that some jobs "aren't coming back" What he doesn't often explain is his role in exporting those jobs in the first place. McCain voted against an amendment that would prohibit the overseas outsourcing of government contracts and voted for the privatization of federal jobs. He also voted to support the contracting out of federal jobs. And McCain has certainly done little to aid those who have lost their jobs, voting against the extension of federal unemployment insurance benefits.
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Mike Huckabee
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On Good Jobs: Despite repeated attempts, Mike Huckabee did not respond to the CWA questionnaire with his position on jobs and trade.
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Ron Paul
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On Good Jobs: Despite repeated attempts, Ronald Paul did not respond to the CWA questionnaire with his position on jobs and trade.
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