I rise this afternoon to offer my views on this fast track proposal before the Senate. I have followed the debate very carefully. California has a significant stake on issues of international trade. an important engine driving the California economy today. In recent weeks. we have heard a great deal about fast track. often with broad. sweeping claims. Some have said those voting against fast track are protectionist. xenophobic or antitrade. Others have claimed fast track is the Sun. the Moon. and the stars. I want to take a few minutes to describe just what I think fasttrack authority is all about.
Identified stereotypes
Those voting against fast track are labeled as protectionist, xenophobic, or antitrade.