Strickland, Brown call for renegotiation of NAFTA

COLUMBUS — The United States should renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement to include labor, environmental and other protections for citizens in all three member countries, Gov. Ted Strickland and U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown told reporters.

Stumping for presumed presidential nominee U.S. Barack Obama, the two Democratic officeholders and Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm said the junior senator from Illinois would do just that if elected.

“I don’t think any of us are opposed to trade ...,” Strickland said today, adding, “Ohio is exporting a lot of goods, and I’m thankful for that.”

The three spoke during a conference call coordinated by the Obama campaign and focused on NAFTA on the same day that Republican presidential hopeful U.S. John McCain, R-Ariz., was in Canada.

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