Plant closings and job losses are too common in our state. I know what these losses add up to in the small towns of North Carolina -- they add up to double-digit unemployment and people unable to find work after a year or more.

This Administration has done a woeful job of standing up for American workers.  Free trade means nothing if it is not fair trade.

North Carolina producers need more open markets for their products, and we need to ensure our competitiveness by leveling the international playing field on trade to create long-term stability and economic growth.  I am committed to fighting for American workers and manufacturers and to creating jobs and growth.  I will continue to vote against any trade proposal that is unfair to North Carolina workers, and will standby our companies when they are struggling.