This trade agreement fails on every count. I urge my colleagues to scrap it and tell the administration to come back with a deal that is fair to American businesses, workers and farmers, as well as the small businesses, workers and farmers of our trading partners.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A trade agreement is criticized for failing all parties, and Feingold urges a fair deal for businesses and farmers on both sides.
- In plain terms
- The trade deal is bad for everyone; we need a fair one instead.
- What can you take from it?
- Trade deals should be fair to businesses and farmers in all nations involved.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes a trade deal fair?
- How do you negotiate mutual benefit?
Another view
The idea of a perfectly fair deal for all parties may be unrealistic.
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