Fast Track on "life support" - Sept. 29 Barron's

[MDOLAN <mdolan@citizen.org>]

  In case you missed this .... 
  >From the "D.C. Current" section of this week's Barron's, which is some sort 
  of magazine:
  
  " 'FAST TRACK' LEGISLATION IS ON LIFE SUPPORT.  
  Republicans in the House have just 120 votes in support of the measure, 
  which would give President Clinton the authority he seeks to enter into new 
  trade agreements with no participation by Congress in the negotiating stage, 
  and there aren't enough pro-trade Democrats in the House to provide a 
  winning margin.  The upshot: There will be no bill this year and small 
  chance for it in the next
  congressional session."
  
  ===== Comments by MDOLAN@CITIZEN (MDOLAN) at 9/30/97 4:32 pm
  Well:
  This corresponds to our analysis here at Public Citizen's Global Trade 
  Watch.  However, we are constrained to observe that the Big Business 
  multi-million $$ PR juggernaut is only just now getting underway -- a day 
  late, as it were, but never a dollar short for these Free Trade Fatcats.
  
  Therefore, we recommend that all Fair Trade activists should redouble 
  efforts and amp up all grassroots lobbying activities.
  1-800-765-4440:  toll free to the Capitol Switchboard.  Make some noise.
  
  [Maybe it's me, but the Barron's Blurb seems to downplay the Historic 
  Significance of our winning efforts to stop NAFTA expansion in the 104th and 
  now, touch wood, the 105th Congresses -- M. Dolan]
  
  
  
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   /s/ Mike Dolan, Field Director, Global Trade Watch, Public Citizen
  
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