[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15701]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       LACK OF SUPPORT FOR CAFTA

  (Mr. BROWN of Ohio asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, the Central American Free Trade 
Agreement will likely be brought up for a vote this month. The 
opposition to CAFTA is broad and deep. Dozens of Republicans and 
Democrats in this body oppose the Central American Free Trade 
Agreement.
  Small manufacturers and organized labor oppose the Central American 
Free Trade Agreement. Family farmers and small ranchers and 
environmentalists oppose the Central American Free Trade Agreement.
  Catholic bishops in Central American, in fact the cardinal from 
Central America is visiting this Chamber, this House this week, and 
Lutheran and Presbyterian and Jewish leaders in the United States are 
opposing the Central American Free Trade Agreement.
  The reason there is this broad and deep opposition is because the 
Central American Free Trade Agreement was negotiated by a select few 
for a select few. We do not oppose trade; we support fair trade. 
Renegotiate the Central American Free Trade Agreement. Defeat this 
CAFTA. Bring forward a CAFTA that can get the broad support of farmers 
and ranchers and businesses and labor.

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