Congresswoman Dingell To Hold Town Hall On NAFTA

DEARBORN, MI – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell, D-Dearborn, will host a town hall meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 20, to discuss the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement. The event comes as the third round of negotiations on the NAFTA deal are to begin later this morning in congress.

Michigan ranks fourth in the nation in terms of NAFTA job losses. More than 60,000 Michigan jobs have been lost to trade since 2008.

Dingell will be joined by witnesses from labor and advocacy groups, as well as affected workers, who will present on NAFTA’s harmful impacts on Michigan’s working people and on needed reforms in a NAFTA replacement deal. The outcome of NAFTA talks will have a direct impact on Michigan’s families and economy.

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The town hall is free and open to the public. Those wishing to attend may RSVP.