FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
April 29, 2007
Contact: Terry R. Cassrenio
Phone: (601) 454-7419
E-mail: cassreino@msdemocrats.net

Pro-Trade Greg Davis Will Sell Out Mississippi Jobs,
Travis Childers Takes “No New Trade Deals” Pledge

BOONEVILLE – Travis Childers, the Democratic candidate for Congress in Mississippi's 1st Congressional District, today signed a “No New Trade Deals” pledge outside a closed plant in West Point and stressed the need to stand up for Mississippi's working families by fighting for fair wages and bringing good jobs back to the district.

Childers called on his Republican opponent, Greg Davis, to also pledge not to support new trade deals that unfairly send Mississippi jobs overseas. So far in his campaign, Davis has stayed silent, not denying that he would be a rubberstamp for trade deals like NAFTA and CAFTA that are bad for the region.

“Sadly, my opponent, Greg Davis, continues to stay silent on the most important issues we face – keeping our jobs,” Childers said. “Greg Davis has been silent on trade in the campaign, and so I'm sure he won't stand up for our jobs in Congress.” 

“As an economic leader and small businessman who created more than 1,000 new jobs in my community, I will always stand up for the needs of working Mississippi families,” Childers continued. “I have pledged to fight against unfair trade deals that send our jobs overseas and fight for fair wages so the working people of Mississippi can make ends meet.

Davis recently received the support of a business group known for opposing minimum wage increases and has not said how he stands when it comes to trade deals like NAFTA and CAFTA.  And on Davis 's Web site, he does not focus on trade, jobs or economic development.

Davis has shown he does not care about the concerns of working families, buying a $27,000 car at taxpayer's expense, while raising taxes and fees on the people of Southaven while he was mayor.

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