Debate over the Colombia Free Trade Agreement came to the forefront last month when the pact emerged as President Bush’s top legislative priority. A wide range of Democrats, from Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama to Earl Blumenauer and David Wu, quickly announced their opposition.
They rightfully argue that consideration of a trade agreement with Colombia is inappropriate until that nation improves its atrocious human rights record. Why, then, does Congresswoman Darlene Hooley remain undecided?
My union, the Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers, typically opposes free trade agreements because of their harmful legacy of offshoring American jobs.
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