[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 10]
[House]
[Pages 13406-13407]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             RECOGNIZING THE POSITIVE IMPLICATIONS OF CAFTA

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the order of the House of 
January 4, 2005, the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Ros-Lehtinen) is 
recognized during morning hour debates for 1 minute.
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Madam Speaker, it is critical for us to recognize 
the positive, far-reaching implications of CAFTA.
  CAFTA is not solely about trade, it is about lives. It is about 
promoting U.S. national security objectives in our own backyard. By 
strengthening our allies, our neighboring countries, we are helping to 
strengthen our own efforts to fight the scourge of terrorism. Free

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markets and economic development are the best weapons against tyranny, 
against poverty and against disease.
  CAFTA will promote democratic governance, thus advancing stability 
and consolidating freely-elected governments who are allies in the war 
against drugs and the War on Terror. Failure to pass CAFTA in Congress 
will cripple our efforts to freeze out narco-terrorist gangs and others 
who threaten our national security.
  Madam Speaker, I encourage my colleagues to support CAFTA. A vote for 
CAFTA is a vote for our U.S. national security interests.

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