WASHINGTON, DC - June 10 - U.S. Senator Russ Feingold is a lead supporter of a new effort to guide future U.S. trade agreements to ensure a level playing field for American businesses, workers, and consumers. Feingold is an original cosponsor of the Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment (TRADE) Act of 2008 introduced by Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH). The TRADE Act requires a review of existing trade agreements, and a renegotiation of existing trade agreements based on that review. It sets terms of what must and must not be included in future trade agreements, and expresses support for strengthening the role of Congress in trade policymaking. The framework created by the TRADE Act includes improved labor, environmental, food and product safety standards complete with enforcement mechanisms and penalties for failing to meet those standards.
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