“Proclaiming a sexual preference is something that straight men never really have to bother with.” Quote by Lance Loud
“I had been found in a mud puddle at 4:30 in the morning.” FoundMorningMudPuddlesMud Puddles Author:Lance Loud
“Hey, I'm a former union president myself and also an attorney that represented a lot of unions.” PresidentUnionsHeyFormerAttorney Author:Stephen F. Lynch
“Average real wages in Mexican manufacturing are lower than they were 10 years ago, if you can believe that.” IfsYearsBelieveRealYears AgoAverageWagesMexicanManufacturing Author:Stephen F. Lynch
“Since NAFTA was put in place, Mexico has lost 1.9 million jobs and most Mexicans' real wages have fallen.” RealJobsLostMillionsFallenMexicoWagesNafta Author:Stephen F. Lynch
“I always thought a very strong anti-drug policy was a good thing for my union members.” StrongPolicyDrugMembersGood ThingsUnionsVery StrongDrug Policy Author:Stephen F. Lynch
“The biggest share of U.S. exports to the six CAFTA nations is not the traditional job-creation kind. These are products that are not consumed in the purchasing nations.” KindJobsNationsShareCreationProductsSixTraditionalConsumedPurchasingJob Creation Author:Stephen F. Lynch
“If you consider that a typical Central American consumer earns only a small fraction of an average American worker's wages, it becomes clear that CAFTA's true goal is not to the increase U.S. exports.” IfsGoalClearIncreaseWorkersAverageConsumersTypicalWagesFractionsAmerican Workers Author:Stephen F. Lynch
“Proponents of the Central America Free Trade Agreement have conveniently ignored this fundamental fact: the effect of trade on incomes in Central America and how to alleviate the adverse consequences of trade liberalization on the poor.” FactsAmericaPoorEffectsConsequenceFundamentalsTradeIncomeAgreementIgnoredFree TradeAdverseAlleviateTrade AgreementsCentral America Author:Stephen F. Lynch
“The one thing that I have been struck with, after coming here to Congress is, how many people in Washington, D.C. talk about job loss like they are talking about the weather, or a natural disaster like an earthquake.” PeopleHas BeensJobsNaturalLossTalkingOne ThingCongressDisasterWeatherEarthquakesNatural DisasterJob Loss Author:Stephen F. Lynch
“Trade reform has also been linked to increased income disparity as skilled workers have captured more benefits from globalization than their unskilled counterparts.” BenefitsTradeWorkersIncomeReformLinkedGlobalizationCapturedReformationCounterpartsDisparitySkilled Workers Author:Stephen F. Lynch