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McSame Led the ANTI- "BUY AMERICAN" Bunch

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Anonymous

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'Buy American' still in stimulus package
By a vote of 65-31, the U.S. Senate rejected an amendment offered by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., that would have stripped the requirement to buy American for all spending covered by the stimulus package now being considered by Congress.

Led by Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., the Senate previously included language mandating that all the iron, steel, and manufactured goods purchased in the public works portion of the stimulus bill be made in the United States unless an existing U.S. international obligation would open the bidding to foreign-made goods. - American Manufacturing Trade Action Coalition
 

TexasBred

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Post it all OT:

The U.S. Senate rejected an amendment put forward by Republican Senator John McCain to strip the "Buy American" provision from the huge U.S. stimulus bill while agreeing to soften the language that had given rise to concerns of pending trade wars.

McCain's amendment had stated that the "utilization of funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this act shall not be subject to any 'Buy American' requirement." It was voted down 65 to 31 on Wednesday night.

The Senate, however, agreed to water down the language to include a requirement that indicates international trade agreements cannot be violated as a result of the "Buy American" provision.

The Senate agreed to back down on the clause after members voted to give a tax break of up to $15,000 to homebuyers in hopes of revitalizing the housing industry, which was a victory for Republicans.

Earlier in the day, McCain had said that he felt the protectionist language was "ignoring the lessons of history."

"We can’t have this kind of protectionism. It hasn’t worked in the past. It won’t work now," he said.


The softer language comes as the Canadian government expressed cautious optimism on Wednesday that President Barack Obama would move to amend the provisions after indicating he doesn't want the measures, which are contained in an estimated $900 billion US stimulus package, to trigger an international trade war.

During a series of television interviews on Tuesday, Obama did not insist that the "Buy American" provisions currently being debated in Congress be removed from the stimulus package altogether.

"But I think it would be a mistake, though, at a time when worldwide trade is declining, for us to start sending a message that somehow we're just looking after ourselves," Obama said.

But some U.S. legislators said they would not have allowed the legislation to move forward without the "Buy American" clause.

"I have no belief that it will be taken out or weakened," said Indiana Democrat Pete Visclosky following the vote.

"If it's not in, I'm not supporting this package and I'll bring a lot of votes with me," said Minnesota Democrat James Obestar.

The House of Representatives has already passed its own version of the bill, which contains a requirement that all steel and iron used in the package's infrastructure projects be U.S.-made.

The Senate bill, currently being debated, goes even further, stating that any goods used for those projects receiving funding from the stimulus plan be made in the U.S.
 
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Anonymous

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That is the e-mail that was sent out by Crop News Weekly-- that by the way supports things like "Buy American",
FAIR trade laws, and M-COOL...
 

hopalong

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Oldtimer said:
That is the e-mail that was sent out by Crop News Weekly-- that by the way supports things like "Buy American",
FAIR trade laws, and M-COOL...

And that makes it the whole truth and nothing but the truth JUDGE?????? :roll: :roll: :roll:
 
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Anonymous

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hypocritexposer said:
Why do you grow any in Montana?, or just buy them from the good folks North of you?

They can't sell any directly down here- remember the CWB :???:
 
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Tam said:
Another half truth from Oldtimer what a big SURPRISE :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

I can't drive across the border and buy a load of barley from my neighbor north of the 49th- even if it was grown just north of the fenceline....
 

Tam

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Oldtimer said:
Tam said:
Another half truth from Oldtimer what a big SURPRISE :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

I can't drive across the border and buy a load of barley from my neighbor north of the 49th- even if it was grown just north of the fenceline....

Seem to me that you forgot we had a LEFTWING LIBERAL GOVERNMENT so you can thank them for that Oldtimer . :wink:

This is what the Conservative Government has to say

Single desk refers to a long-existing system in which the Canadian Wheat Board has a monopoly on wheat and barley sales. It had long maintained it needed the monopoly to assure supply to customers and ensure the best prices for farmers. However, many farmers believe they can get better prices marketing their own grain.

The Conservative government says it wants to give farmers more choice about where they can sell their grain, starting with barley. A bill before Parliament would allow barley farmers to sell their crops outside the wheat board system.

Speaking from Saskatoon on Friday, a feisty-sounding Prime Minister Stephen Harper said the government won't change its course.

"We'll continue to fight in Parliament. We'll continue to fight in the legislature. But the bottom line is this, mark my words: Western Canadian farmers want this freedom, and they are going to get it," Harper told a crowd. "And anybody who stands in their way is going to get walked over."

Under LIBERAL rule you can't sell your grain to the highest bidder as the CWB has to have it to sell it to who they want to sell it to. Under a CONSERVATIVE rule the farmers will be given back the right to sell their grain to whom ever they please. SEE THE DIFFERENCE AND WHERE YOU ARE HEADED. :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:
 
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Tam said:
Oldtimer said:
Tam said:
Another half truth from Oldtimer what a big SURPRISE :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

I can't drive across the border and buy a load of barley from my neighbor north of the 49th- even if it was grown just north of the fenceline....

Seem to me that you forgot we had a LEFTWING LIBERAL GOVERNMENT so you can thank them for that Oldtimer . :wink:

This is what the Conservative Government has to say

Single desk refers to a long-existing system in which the Canadian Wheat Board has a monopoly on wheat and barley sales. It had long maintained it needed the monopoly to assure supply to customers and ensure the best prices for farmers. However, many farmers believe they can get better prices marketing their own grain.

The Conservative government says it wants to give farmers more choice about where they can sell their grain, starting with barley. A bill before Parliament would allow barley farmers to sell their crops outside the wheat board system.

Speaking from Saskatoon on Friday, a feisty-sounding Prime Minister Stephen Harper said the government won't change its course.

"We'll continue to fight in Parliament. We'll continue to fight in the legislature. But the bottom line is this, mark my words: Western Canadian farmers want this freedom, and they are going to get it," Harper told a crowd. "And anybody who stands in their way is going to get walked over."

Under LIBERAL rule you can't sell your grain to the highest bidder as the CWB has to have it to sell it to who they want to sell it to. Under a CONSERVATIVE rule the farmers will be given back the right to sell their grain to whom ever they please. SEE THE DIFFERENCE AND WHERE YOU ARE HEADED. :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

You haven't had any Conservatives controlling Canada for the last 70-80 years :???: The CWB has been around since the days of the Great Depression...
 

Tam

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Oldtimer said:
Tam said:
Oldtimer said:
I can't drive across the border and buy a load of barley from my neighbor north of the 49th- even if it was grown just north of the fenceline....

Seem to me that you forgot we had a LEFTWING LIBERAL GOVERNMENT so you can thank them for that Oldtimer . :wink:

This is what the Conservative Government has to say

Single desk refers to a long-existing system in which the Canadian Wheat Board has a monopoly on wheat and barley sales. It had long maintained it needed the monopoly to assure supply to customers and ensure the best prices for farmers. However, many farmers believe they can get better prices marketing their own grain.

The Conservative government says it wants to give farmers more choice about where they can sell their grain, starting with barley. A bill before Parliament would allow barley farmers to sell their crops outside the wheat board system.

Speaking from Saskatoon on Friday, a feisty-sounding Prime Minister Stephen Harper said the government won't change its course.

"We'll continue to fight in Parliament. We'll continue to fight in the legislature. But the bottom line is this, mark my words: Western Canadian farmers want this freedom, and they are going to get it," Harper told a crowd. "And anybody who stands in their way is going to get walked over."

Under LIBERAL rule you can't sell your grain to the highest bidder as the CWB has to have it to sell it to who they want to sell it to. Under a CONSERVATIVE rule the farmers will be given back the right to sell their grain to whom ever they please. SEE THE DIFFERENCE AND WHERE YOU ARE HEADED. :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

You haven't had any Conservatives controlling Canada for the last 70-80 years :???: The CWB has been around since the days of the Great Depression...

Natural governing party
The Liberal party is sometimes called Canada's natural governing party. It's a title the party carried in the 20th century and the first half-decade of the 21st. .

Oldtimer how do you think the Liberals got the name the "natural governing party of Canada"? :wink:
 
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