Stephen F. Lynch Quotes

United States, Politician
March 31, 1955

Stephen Francis Lynch is an American politician who has served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts since 2001. He is a Democrat representing Massachusetts's 8th congressional district, which includes the southern fourth of Boston and many of its southern suburbs. Lynch was previously an ironworker and lawyer, and served in both chambers of the Massachusetts General Court.

The biggest share of U.S. exports to the six CAFTA nations is not the traditional job-creation kind. These are products that are not consumed in the purchasing nations.

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- Job
- Nations
- Purchasing
Trade reform has also been linked to increased income disparity as skilled workers have captured more benefits from globalization than their unskilled counterparts.

Stephen F. Lynch

I always thought a very strong anti-drug policy was a good thing for my union members.

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- Policy
- Members
- Anti-Drug
I am told that the clinical definition of insanity is the tendency to do the same thing over and over again and expect different results.

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As for the expected boon to the Mexican economy, we have seen none of these gains, and instead we have seen NAFTA's detrimental impact on the Mexican workers.

Stephen F. Lynch
- Economy
- Impact
- Workers
Likewise, free trade does not, as evidenced in CAFTA, mean fair trade.

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- Trade
- Fair
- Free Trade
Free trade should not mean free labor.

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- Free
- Labor
- Free Trade
The one thing that I have been struck with, after coming here to Congress is, how many people in Washington, D.C. talk about job loss like they are talking about the weather, or a natural disaster like an earthquake.

Stephen F. Lynch
- Job
- Talking
- Loss

Hey, I'm a former union president myself and also an attorney that represented a lot of unions.

Stephen F. Lynch
Instead of trade policy that is beneficial to American businesses and workers as well as our trade partners, we have a flawed trade policy that hurts all parties.

Stephen F. Lynch
- Policy
- Trade
- Businesses