WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today U.S. Congressman Steve Austria (R – Beavercreek) voted in favor of three important free trade agreements between the United States and Panama, Colombia and South Korea. He released the following statement after the vote:

“We are losing too many jobs and businesses to other countries. These new trade agreements will create an estimated 250,000 jobs in America and will allow significant opportunities for local farmers, manufacturers and many other industries to better compete internationally. These will be long-term, sustainable jobs without another government spending plan – not temporary government jobs.”

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