Trade policy: “We value an America that exports products, not jobs – American workers should never have to subsidize the loss of their own job. Next, we will trade and compete in the world. But our plan calls for a fair playing field – because if you give the American worker a fair playing field, there’s nobody in the world the American worker can’t compete against.” (Democratic National Convention, 7/29/04)
On outsourcing: “We’re told that outsourcing jobs is good for America. And they say that anyone who thinks otherwise is a
pessimist. There is nothing more pessimistic than saying America can’t do better. We can do better and we will.” (Democratic National Convention, 7/29/04)
On Job Creation: “The first thing we have to do is to roll back the Bush tax cut for the wealthiest Americans…. Then we can create jobs and invest in our people. With the right economic plan, we can turn our economy around, invest in people and reduce deficits all at the same time.” (MoveOn.org interview 6/17/03)
Voted NO on 2004 Budget Resolution for Tax Cut Cap.
Redirecting tax cuts to put $376 billion toward deficit reduction (S.Con Res. 23, 3/21/03).
Voted NO on Extending a $1K Child Tax Credit until 2013
(S.Con. Res. 23, 3/26/03).
Voted NO on permanently repealing the estate tax
(H.R. 8, 6/12/02).
Voted NO on increasing the amount of debt reduction by $75M over five years (S. Con. Res. 101, 4/12/00).