Words: Obama opposes free trade agreements that don’t live up to labor and environmental standards and advocates “hard bargaining” in trade negotiations. “Globalization is here, and I don’t think Americans are afraid to compete. And we have the goods and the services and the skills and the innovation to compete anywhere in the world.”

Actions: Obama voted AGAINST implementing CAFTA (2005) and FOR a free trade agreement with Oman (2006).

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