NCSL on MAI and Fast Track

[MDOLAN <mdolan@citizen.org>]

  Yesterday at the National Conference of State Legislators annual meeting in 
  Philadelphia, the Committee on Agriculture and International Trade adopted 
  the following language on the MAI and Fast Track:
  
  MAI:
  
  The NCSL will not support future agreements such as the Multilaterial 
  Agreement on Investment if they do not include federalism protections that 
  are at least as strong or stronger than those in the GATT.
  
  Fast Track:
  
  The NCSL therefore supports American efforts to negotiate trade agreements 
  that secure free and open access to overseas markets for American 
  Agricultural products. In this connection, the NCSL is not opposed to 
  proposals to renew the President's 'fast track' authority to negotiate 
  trade agreements, provided that states receive assurances that federalism 
  protections as strong or stronger than those provided in implementing 
  legislation for the GATT are incorporated into any new trade or investment 
  agreement and its implementing legislation.
  
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