WALL STREET JOURNAL - September 6, 2000
"Trade Chief Recuses Herself on Issues of Japanese Autos to Avoid Conflict…(Helene Cooper) U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky's husband has left his job with the Clinton administration to become Honda Motor Co.'s chief representative in Washington, forcing Barshefsky to relinquish oversight of Japan auto-trade issues. Edward Cohen, formerly deputy solicitor with the Interior Department, began work yesterday as the Japanese automaker's vice president of government relations and industry. His move comes as the U.S. and Japan resume contentious negotiations on access to Japan's car and car parts market. Barshefsky said there is no conflict of interest since she has recused herself from the Japanese auto negotiations. "In order to ensure no actual or perceived conflict of interest, my husband has recused himself from all trade matters" at Honda while she is in office, Barshefsky said. "And I have recused myself from all Japanese auto matters." AUTO.COM"
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Notice that even in the Wall Street Journal, you have to be reading quite closely to get the husband/wife connection due to descriptors and name separation in the sentences.
This is what is so upsetting as you, Liz and others dig through these messes and discover that many key decision makers are married to a demonicRat senator. The data is there, but if you don't know the maiden names or in some cases the husband's name of the female senator, you don't realize the potential problem of conflicts of interest.
aka Charlene Barshefsky's husband???
Wonder if content of this, among other things, led to his leaving the Interior Dept. later the same year.
Quite a letter showing awareness of US working conditions and 'centrist union' manipulation of workers in the US.--
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Brief excerpt of letter written by Richard A. Pierce, Executive Director of SGMA--
"It is simply to observe that the federal effort seems to be driven by domestic politics and certain labor union constituents of the administration, rather than concern for the welfare of our workers."
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Funniest thing I've read today.
I'm so impressed (barf). What integrity. What decency. What
sincere concern for the taxpayers. What high morals.
What a lot of BS..........