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OH HR135
Resolution
Status
6/11/2015
Primary Sponsor
Fred Strahorn
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AI Summary
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Urges Congress and Ohio's Congressional delegation to vote against Fast Track Legislation (also known as Trade Promotion Authority)
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Fast Track restricts Congress to only "yes" or "no" votes on trade agreements with no ability to amend or significantly debate the terms
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Trade agreements under Fast Track Rules including NAFTA, CAFTA, and the Korean-US Free Trade Agreement resulted in 60,000 manufacturing facility closures and loss of over 7 million manufacturing jobs in the United States
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Ohio has lost 100,000 manufacturing jobs to overseas factories, ranking eighth in the nation
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Directs the House Clerk to transmit authenticated copies of the resolution to the President, Congress, Ohio's Congressional delegation, and Ohio news media
Legislative Description
To urge the Congress of the United States, and in particular the Ohio Congressional delegation, to vote against Fast Track Legislation.
Last Action
Introduced and Referred to Committee: State Government
6/11/2015