DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Addresses

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): Enrique Bolanos, President of Nicaragua, E986 [16MY]

———Representative Kucinich, E1131 [26MY]

Analyses

U.S. State Dept. and International Labor Organization Reports Confirm Deficiencies in CAFTA Labor Laws, H4348-H4350 [9JN], H4397 [13JN]

Articles and editorials

CAFTA Still Critical, S7657 [30JN]

CAFTA Worth Our Support, S7657 [30JN]

Free Trade Pact Faces Trouble in Congress, H3180 [11MY]

Haitians, Dominicans Join Voices To Help, E1566 [21JY]

Stakes in CAFTA, E1611 [27JY]

Bills and resolutions

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (see S. 1307), S7294 [23JN] (see H.R. 3045), H5100 [23JN]

———implementation (H.R. 3045), consideration (see H. Res. 386), H6649 [26JY]

———protect the U.S. sugar market only to the extent that such protections do not undermine market access for other agricultural products (see S. Res. 169), S6405 [13JN]

———withdrawal (see H.R. 3480), H6933 [27JY]

Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): renegotiate provisions on access to U.S. sugar markets and prevent inclusion of sugar as an element of negotiations in free trade agreements (see H. Res. 98), H630 [15FE]

Factsheets

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) Impact on Enforcement and Implementation of Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act: Office of U.S. Trade Representative, H6922 [27JY]

New Poll Sends a Clear Message to Washington—Americans Oppose CAFTA: AmericansForFairTrade.org (Internet site), H820 [1MR]

Letters

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): Committee on Ways and Means (House), H4348 [9JN], H4396 [13JN]

———E.R. Goodkind and Bruce M. Ramer, American Jewish Committee, H6914 [27JY]

———Jimmy Carter, S7709 [30JN], H4315 [9JN], H6914, H6922 [27JY]

———Joel S. Kaplan and Daniel S. Mariaschin, B'nai B'rith, H6914 [27JY]

———Larry B. Wooten, North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation, S7707 [30JN]

———Rob Portman, U.S. Trade Representative, S7695, S7733 [30JN]

———several Central American legislators, H6411 [25JY]

———several former Secs. of Agriculture, S7649 [30JN]

———several textile and apparel business organizations, S7706 [30JN]

Dominican Republic-Central America-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) impact on sugar program: Kevin Price, American Crystal Sugar Co., S7751 [30JN]

———Mike Johanns, Sec. of Agriculture, S7701 [30JN]

Lists

Central American groups opposing the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA), H6898 [27JY]

Religious organizations opposing the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA), H6923 [27JY]

Motions

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (S. 1307), S7597 [29JN]

Papers

U.S.-Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement Is a Win-Win: Republican Policy Committee, S7723-S7727 [30JN]

Press releases

Americans Oppose CAFTA Trade Agreement: AmericansForFairTrade.org (Internet site), H821 [1MR]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) Impact on Sugar Program: American Sugar Alliance, S7751 [30JN]

———Minnesota Sugar Industry, S7751 [30JN]

LULAC Opposes CAFTA: League of United Latin American Citizens, H822 [1MR]

Remarks in House

Bronx, NY: tribute to Dominican Day Parade and Festival, E1431 [1JY]

Dominican American National Roundtable (organization): tribute, E1709 [29JY]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): impact on enforcement and implementation of Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act, H6922 [27JY]

———impact on immigration, H6207 [21JY]

———impact on sugar program, H6910, H6912, H6922, H6923 [27JY]

———impact on the ability of developing nations to acquire generic medications, H6926 [27JY]

———implementation (H.R. 3045), H5615, H5619-H5625 [11JY], H5639, H5710, H5712, H5713 [12JY], H5806 [14JY], H5918, H5934, H5936, H5937, H5938 [18JY], H6075, H6076, H6077, H6079 [19JY], H6112, H6113, H6114, H6173, H6174, H6175, H6181, H6183-H6190 [20JY], H6207, H6310, H6311 [21JY], H6371, H6373-H6376 [22JY], H6384, H6385, H6386, H6410, H6413, H6417-H6427 [25JY], H6433, H6436, H6437, H6438, H6439, H6440, H6550, H6552, H6553, H6554, H6556 [26JY], H6654, H6655, H6656, H6657, H6664, H6665, H6884-H6928 [27JY], H6940 [28JY], E1657, E1659, E1660, E1662, E1665, E1668, E1672, E1674, E1680, E1681, E1689, E1700, E1734, E1737, E1740 [29JY]

———implementation (H.R. 3045), consideration (H. Res. 386), H6869-H6878 [27JY]

———ratification, H820-H822, H832-H836 [1MR], H919 [2MR], H1332 [10MR], H1406 [14MR], H1871, H1872 [12AP], H2109, H2128, H2131 [19AP], H2156, H2381 [20AP], H2457 [21AP], H2527 [26AP], H2789 [3MY], H2939, H2956-H2963 [4MY], H3090 [10MY], H3177-H3184 [11MY], H3250-H3252 [12MY], H3291 [16MY], H3335, H3406, H3428-H3432 [17MY], H3441, H3549 [18MY], H3678, H3685-H3688 [19MY], H3747 [23MY], H3882 [24MY], H3900, H4053, H4055 [25MY], H4146, H4165 [7JN], H4199, H4200 [8JN], H4308, H4314, H4345-H4348 [9JN], H4358, H4374-H4384, H4394-H4396 [13JN], H4554, H4555 [15JN], H4650, H4651 [16JN], H4707, H4710 [17JN], H4784, H4786, H4787, H4789 [20JN], H4806, H4863, H4867 [21JN], H4970-H4977 [22JN], H5222 [27JN], H5256, H5260 [28JN], H5471, H5472 [29JN], E722 [21AP], E986 [16MY], E1243 [15JN], E1353 [24JN]

———upgrade and enforcement of child labor laws of participating countries, H6909 [27JY]

Independence: anniversary, E322 [1MR]

New York, NY: tribute to El Carnival del Boulevard festival, E1723 [29JY]

Remarks in Senate

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (H.R. 3045), S9110 [27JY], S9244, S9253-S9255 [28JY]

———implementation (S. 1307), S7598-S7604 [29JN], S7647-S7695, S7697-S7739, S7750-S7766 [30JN], S7904 [1JY], S8414 [18JY]

———implementation (S. 1307), unanimous-consent request, S7597 [29JN], S7739 [30JN]

Latin America: address racial discrimination against Afro-Latinos, S5918 [25MY]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 3045, Dominican Republic-Central America-U.S. Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 386) (H. Rept. 109-186), H6649 [26JY]

Dominican Republic-Central America-U.S. Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1307), S7613 [29JN]

———Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1307) (S. Rept. 109-128), S9599 [1SE]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3045) (H. Rept. 109-182), H6431 [25JY]

Statements

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): Harley Shaiken, E1378 [28JN]

———Representative Kucinich, E1243 [15JN]

Policy Recommendations: Dominican American National Roundtable (organization), E1710 [29JY]

Summaries

Trade Agreements and Access to Medications Under the Bush Administration: Committee on Government Reform (House), H6926 [27JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 386, consideration of H.R. 3045, Dominican Republic-Central America-U.S. Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, H6870 [27JY]

H.R. 3045, Dominican Republic-Central America-U.S. Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, H6884-H6894 [27JY]

S. 1307, Dominican Republic-Central America-U.S. Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, S7755-S7765 [30JN]

S. Res. 169, protect the U.S. sugar market only to the extent that such protections do not undermine market access for other agricultural products under the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA), S6419 [13JN]