Reply #41: Congressman Sherrod Brown-Send CAFTA Back To The Drawing Board [View All]

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CAFTA

We can rebuild it ... we have the technology
Congressman Brown is leading the fight in the House against the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). CAFTA is the latest in a series of trade pacts that compromise worker and environmental protections at home and abroad and make American jobs our fastest-growing export.

House Republican leadership set a "deadline" of Memorial Day for a House vote on CAFTA. With that deadline passed, Congressman Brown has urged the Bush Administration to renegotiate the agreement. By rebuilding CAFTA with provisions that afford environmental and labor concerns the same protection as commercial and intellectual property concerns, the US can begin developing a responsible trade policy that strengthens America's trading partners and safeguards American jobs.

The materials on this page describe the widespread opposition to CAFTA as currently drafted and underscore the need to begin building a stronger, smarter, more progressive trade policy.

The Economy


Hearing StatementPDF
Congressman Brown's statement at an Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on CAFTA...