Hatfield Says That Washington Dems Have Damaged US Credibility by Changing the Rules in the Middle of the Game

Summit – Washington Democrats under the leadership, of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, are putting politics above the needs and security of Americans”, says Dr. P. Kelly Hatfield, candidate for Congress representing New Jersey’s Seventh District. “When they had the perfect opportunity to give a much needed boost to our economy which would have created jobs for Americans House Democrats shirked that responsibility and instead took a partisan path”, she said. Referring to action taken on Thursday by the House not to “fast track” the Columbian Free Trade Agreement Hatfield pointed to the fact that by delaying action at this time means that the Agreement could be sidelined until after the next election.

“It is no secret that the two finalists in the Democratic Presidential Primary are in opposition to the agreement and recently Senator Clinton’s chief campaign strategist resigned his post when it was revealed that he had a side job working for the passage of the very agreement that Clinton says she is against,” said Hatfield. However, Clinton’s husband, the former president, has pushed for passage of the deal and in 2005 was paid $800,000 by a Columbian based organization to give four speeches throughout Latin America; the group touts business opportunities in Columbia. Also in 2007 Bill Clinton met with and accepted an award from Columbia’s President and has even urged congress to view Columbia in a favorable light. The Clinton camp has made light of the situation and has gone as far as to say that all married couples have their disagreements from time to time. “Unfortunately the Free Trade Agreement with Columbia has become a political issue with American workers bearing the brunt of the fallout from the Democrats political games,” Hatfield remarked.

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