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Positions and Views on Other Issues where Information is Available: |
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| Trade |
Positions and Views |
| Trade, a General Statement |
Biden: Biden is one of the Senate’s leading proponents of the idea that the future of American agriculture lies in exports. In 2000, he voted to give Delaware’s farmers unprecedented access to China’s market of 1.2 billion consumers for U.S. farm products and services. Biden argued for a bilateral trade agreement to enhance opportunities for Delaware’s farmers, workers and businesses to compete successfully in China’s market.
Earlier, in the mid-90's, immediately upon learning that Russia threatened to stop importing American poultry products, Biden led the Senate effort against this ban. He also has fought to maintain a competitive marketplace at home for America’s farmers. For example, during the 1980's, Senator Biden defended the interests of small growers on the Delmarva peninsula and challenged foreign subsidies. When several countries were paying their chicken growers an 11 cent-per-pound subsidy to export their products, and American trade negotiators were dragging their feet, Senator Biden authored a key amendment passed by the Senate to pressure the European Economic Community and Brazil to reduce unfair subsidies.
Source: biden.senate.gov/issues Date: 04/21/2008 |
| Trade Policy Priorities |
Biden: No Response |
| Globalization |
Biden: No Response |
| Free Market Vision |
Biden: No Response |
| Global Workers' Rights |
Biden: When done right, expanding international trade – and expanding markets for American products – can be good for the United States. However, with the rise of new economies the global workforce has doubled, and we compete directly with countries like China that can be simultaneously low-wage and high-tech. Unless our trade policies protect basic labor standards, we risk the loss of jobs in this new global economy. That is why Senator Biden voted against trade agreements, such as CAFTA, that rolled back standards for labor protections. It failed to guarantee American workers the security they deserve and Central American workers the promise of improved working conditions.
Source: biden.senate.gov/issues Date: 04/22/2008 |
| Global Environmental Standards |
Biden: No Response |
| China Currency Manipulation |
Biden: No Response |
| Barriers to American Goods in Other Countries |
Biden: Earlier, in the mid-90's, immediately upon learning that Russia threatened to stop importing American poultry products, Biden led the Senate effort against this ban. He also has fought to maintain a competitive marketplace at home for America’s farmers. For example, during the 1980's, Senator Biden defended the interests of small growers on the Delmarva peninsula and challenged foreign subsidies. When several countries were paying their chicken growers an 11 cent-per-pound subsidy to export their products, and American trade negotiators were dragging their feet, Senator Biden authored a key amendment passed by the Senate to pressure the European Economic Community and Brazil to reduce unfair subsidies.
Source: biden.senate.gov/issues Date: 04/21/2008 |
| Incentives to Move Offshore |
Biden: No Response |
| Protective Tariffs |
Biden: No Response |
| Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) |
Biden: No Response |
| Unfair Trade Practices |
Biden: No Response |
| Trade Deficit |
Biden: No Response |
| Fast Track Authority |
Biden: No Response |
| World Trade Organization / General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (WTO/GATT) |
Biden: No Response |
| Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) |
Biden: Senator Biden voted against trade agreements, such as CAFTA, that rolled back standards for labor protections. It failed to guarantee American workers the security they deserve and Central American workers the promise of improved working conditions.
Source: biden.senate.gov/issues Date: 04/22/2008 |
| North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) |
Biden: No Response |
| North American Union |
Biden: No Response |
| Other Trade Agreements |
Biden: No Response |