1 Published August 16, 2007 in the Rockford Register Star by Bob Schaper
Rockford—- Senator Barack Obama, D-Ill., is urging Congress to pass the Water Resource Development Act of 2007, which would provide money to strengthen and repair Alpine Dam in northeast Rockford.
EXCERPT: “He goes on to say that we must ensure that our communities can rebuild homes and infrastructure and then safeguard them from natural disasters. The legislation before the would provide priorities with resources needed to reinforce our dams, locks, and ecosystem from extreme flooding.”
This was voted on Sept. 24, 2007 at 05:51 PM by the Senate. Some of those voting for this were: Salazar, Co. D; Stevens, Ar. R; Lott Ms. R ; Clinton NY. D; Isakson Ga. R; But Not Senator Barack Obama for Illinois. He is recorded as NOT VOTING.
This could be jobs in almost every state.

2 Associated Press: Obama said the United States should ‘pursue deals such as the North American Free Trade Agreement.’ “Obama said the United State should continue to work with the World Trade Organization and pursue deals such as the North American Free Trade Agreement.” [AP, 9/8/04]

3 Decatur Herald & Review: ‘Obama said the United States benefits enormously from exports under the WTO and NAFTA.’ “While some people believe NAFTA has been good for U.S. farmers, the trade results could have been better, Keyes said. NAFTA negotiators said the United States might lose manufacturing jobs but would become a service economy, but now those service jobs also are being exported, he said. Obama said the United States benefits enormously from exports under the WTO and NAFTA. He said, at the same time, there must be recognition that the global economy has shifted, and the United States is no longer the dominant economy. ‘We have competition in world trade,’ Obama said. ‘When China devalues its currency 40 percent, we need to bring a complaint before the WTO just as other nations complain about us. If we are to be competitive over the long term, we need free trade but also fair trade.” [Decatur Herald & Review, 9/9/04].