"Trade Development Act of 1999"

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A review of the passing of the "Trade Development Act 1999". The purpose of the bill was to bring together the United States and Africa, the former seeking to cultivate a mutually prosperous relationship with the latter, and the latter wary of the true intentions behind and possible repercussions of the legislation being considered by the former. This paper looks at the reasons the bill was proposed, changes made to it both in Congress and in the house and opponents and advocates of its passing.

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"Many of Senator Wellstone's objections had been anticipated over a year before by Secretary Albright. Regarding the feared exodus of American jobs overseas, she states that the Clinton Administration's commitment to "strenghthening core labor standards around the world" would prohibit Americans from being undercut. And, she mentioned, the International Trade Commission had already estimated that the African Growth and Opportunity Act could, at most, only impact 700 U.S. jobs- a figure that is dwarfed by the number of jobs created in the U.S. every day."

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