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Rep. Rahm Emanuel: “In the Committee on Ways and Means we are debating CAFTA, and market analysts estimate the U.S. economy is losing up to…”

On the recordJune 30, 2005
In the Committee on Ways and Means we are debating CAFTA, and market analysts estimate the U.S. economy is losing up to $1.24 billion annually in agricultural exports alone because of the Cuban embargo. According to the USTR, CAFTA would bring $1.5 billion in agricultural trade. Six countries, $1.5 billion; one country, $1.24 billion in trade. The administration says CAFTA is a way for America to support freedom and democracy and economic reform in our hemisphere, yet the Cuban embargo they say is also a way to support freedom, democracy and economic reform to developing Cuba. The consistency in your trade policy would bring a smile to George Orwell's face.
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Rep. Rahm Emanuel
Illinois
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