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Just another reason, among many, to back Obama for working families.
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Penn Lobbying Undermines Clinton's Trade StanceApril 4, 2008
(Washington, D.C.) – Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa said Friday he is shocked but not surprised that Sen. Hillary Clinton’s chief strategist, Mark Penn, met with Colombian officials about promoting a trade deal with that country.
Clinton said she is against a proposed Colombian Free Trade Agreement. That stance has been severely undermined by the actions of Penn, a highly paid and influential figure in her campaign.
“How can we trust that a President Hillary Clinton would stand strong against this trade deal when her top advisor is being paid by Colombia to promote it?” Hoffa said. “To support this so-called ‘free trade agreement’ is anathema to the labor movement and to anyone who supports working people, social justice or the environment.”
“This has caused us to question Clinton’s stated stances on everything from human rights and environmental issues to very basic labor issues,” Hoffa said.
Friday’s Wall Street Journal reported the story in which two Colombian officials corroborated the meeting with Penn.
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