USA*Engage and National Foreign Trade Council Issue Report Card on 108th Congress
USA*Engage and the National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) have issued their "report card" on the 108th Congress which grades each Member of Congress on their cumulative voting records on key issues affecting international trade, unilateral sanctions and global engagement. The report card reviewed nine different floor votes in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate, including the Syria Accountability Act and four Free Trade Agreements. In the House 37 Members received an "A" rating by voting in favor of trade and engagement. In the Senate, 27 Members achieved the highest rating.
The report card includes an "honor roll" of Members voting to affirm all four Free Trade Agreements (Singapore, Chile, Australia and Morocco) that went to the floor during this session of Congress. In the House, 211 Members voted affirmatively on all four votes; while in the Senate, 53 Members had perfect FTA records. Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY) and Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) both received grades of "A+" for their perfect voting records.
USA*Engage and NFTC member companies and associations have tabulated and analyzed Congressional voting patterns on trade and engagement issues since 1997. A complete breakdown of the House and Senate voting records and individual grades is available at the following site:
www.usaengage.org/legislative/2001/2001%20Report%20Card/reportcard-index.html.
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