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Working Families Vote 2008 > Issues
Trade & Manufacturing

http://www.aflcio.org/issues/politics/issues_trade.cfm


I came across this page when looking back on the votes for the China Trade bill in 2000. What is interesting is how the page includes information on the China Trade bill for certain candidates and excludes vote information for other candidates. I would assume this page is compiled for the benefit of their members so why would they be selective on the voting records of the candidates? Does anyone else find this strange?


Senate vote
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=106&session=2&vote=00251

House vote
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2000/roll228.xml


No mention of the votes that the Dem candidates cast for this bill


YES

Biden
Dodd
Edwards

NO

Kucinich


Republican YES votes are mentioned

Brownback
McCain
Thompson

Republican NO votes are NOT mentioned

Hunter
Paul
Tancredo


FWIW articles before and after passage

Fevered lobbying aims to solidify China trade bill support, vote by vote
http://archives.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/05/23/pntr.wrap/index.html

House approves China trade pact
http://archives.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/05/24/china.trade/index.html


Clinton hails Senate vote on China trade
http://archives.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/09/19/pntr.vote.hfr/index.html