Marcia L. Fudge Quotes

We are determined that our nation shall cease to be a burden on other countries but shall contribute positively to world prosperity, while observing fully the fair trade practices in international commerce.

Free trade is very important if we respect equality among nations.

There is nothing inconsistent between standing up for free trade and standing up for American workers.

Not only must we fight to end disastrous unfettered free trade agreements with China, Mexico, and other low wage countries, we must fight to fundamentally rewrite our trade agreements so that American products, not jobs, are our number one export.

I am not a free trader. I am not a free trader. I believe an American worker who has worked hard and played by the rules should be rewarded. I don't believe that companies who take their jobs overseas should be rewarded with tax breaks.

The best way to help countries around the world is to help them with trade.

The global economy shall not run without the consent of the workers….We demand fair trade, not free trade.

Free trade is good but not as good as fair trade.

I believe that trade is essential for economic growth and development around the world, but I also believe that trade is imperfect.

We need fair and free trade.

America wins when we trade and export and import.

America's trade policy has an enormous impact on the economic well-being of the American people and the strategic interests of the United States.

Beyond advocating for greater access to consumer markets abroad, we need to go one step further and advocate for a higher quality of life for the people who are the driving force behind them.

Trade plays an important role in empowering our nation, growing its economy, creating domestic jobs, and enhancing American competitiveness in the global chain of commerce.

We cannot talk about trade without talking about China.

My fellow economists and academics fail to understand the economics of trade in the real world. Traditional models of academia respect free trade without considering whether it is fair trade.

Our engagement through international economics, trade, these trade agreements, is vital and is linked to our national security. This is a lesson we learned from the '30s, it is a lesson we learned post-World War II, and it plays to our strengths.

We need a pro-worker trade approach that puts American jobs - not corporate profits - front and center.

If you look at the future of the Democratic Party, things like raising the minimum wage - Democrats need to get behind raising the minimum wage and be clear on where we stand on trade deals.

I agree with President Trump that our trade deals need to be renegotiated so they are more fair to American workers.

Unfortunately, the United States has entered into several free trade agreements that do not sufficiently protect and support our manufacturing industries and the millions of American workers they employ.

Likewise, free trade does not, as evidenced in CAFTA, mean fair trade.

I believe in capitalism for everybody, not necessarily high finance but capitalism that works for the working men and women of this country who are out there paddling alone in America right now.

I'm not for the sort of trade deals that hollow out our standards while they hollow out our middle class and middle class wages.

I'm not opposed to free trade if it's fair trade. But I am opposed to bad trade deals.