Iowa Fair Trade Campaign Position: Procurement provisions in trade agreements must not undermine the ability of federal and state governments to use tax dollars to create and maintain good jobs, to promote economic opportunity and development, and to achieve other important social goals, including safeguarding prevailing wage, renewable energy, and recycled content.

Sen. Joe Biden's Position Sen. Hillary Clinton's Position Sen. Chris Dodd's Position
Not included in statement to IA Fair Trade Campaign Not included in statement to IA Fair Trade Campaign "I will continue to work to increase the Buy American percentages in government purchasing, including changing provisions in trade deals that obstruct progressive procurement policies. The only exception I would consider is in the instance that other governments agree to not have restrictive agreements that disadvantage US companies in their own markets." (Statement to IA Fair Trade Campaign)
Former Sen. John Edwards' Position Sen. Barack Obama's Position Gov. Bill Richardson's Position
"I will also ensure that our government procurement policies strengthen, rather than compete against, the interests of our domestic businesses and that they help create jobs for American workers, and I am prepared to make changes to our current trade agreements to support such policies. It is a worrisome symptom indeed of the overreach of our current trade agreements that our domestic prevailing wage, recycled content, renewable energy and other procurement requirements could be challenged under trade agreements." (Statement to IA Fair Trade Campaign) Not included in statement to IA Fair Trade Campaign "We should also use the US governments' huge purchasing power to promote labor and other human rights in the same way that procurement policies today support energy efficiency. The U.S. government should buy goods and services from companies that adhere to internationally accepted standards for social and environmental progress." (Statement to IA Fair Trade Campaign)