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National Call-in Day against Fast Track on May 23david, Martes, Mayo 21, 2002 - 17:25
Nicaragua Network
Details concerning the CAFTA (US/Central America Free Trade Agreement) fast track TELL CONGRESS TO STOP FAST TRACK, On May 23-24 trade ministers from Central America (Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras, and Costa Rica) and the US will be meeting in Guatemala in the next round of negotiations on the US/Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). What is CAFTA? Fast Track and CAFTA: Granting Bush Fast Track will give him authority to negotiate free trade agreements (including CAFTA and the FTAA) and bring them before Congress for a simple majority vote, with limited discussion, and no possibility for amendments. People from throughout Central America have been demonstrating against US-imposed neoliberal economic policies, including CAFTA and the FTAA, that force working-people deeper into poverty. They call on our support Status of Fast Track: Since the bill that will pass the Senate is different from the bill that passed the House last year, the two different versions will have to be merged in a "conference committee." Then a final merged bill goes back to the House for a second vote. We've been looking forward to this opportunity since the Fast Track Bill passed the House by JUST ONE VOTE last year! THE SECOND HOUSE VOTE IS OURS TO WIN! WHY? The mood of Congress has changed since Fast Track scraped through the House last December. Some Members of Congress want to switch their votes this time around. There were a few who only voted for Fast Track because they "wanted to support the wartime President." There were a few who got deals and promises in exchange for their votes - deals that HOW? Your Representatives must hear from you regularly, continually, loudly, clearly until the final House vote! Thank them daily if they opposed Fast Track last year. If they voted for it, make sure they daily regret it and reconsider. Check www.tradewatch.org/fasttrack to WHEN? Your Reps will be travelling around the district, in the district office and doing local events for TEN DAYS during Memorial Day Recess (5/24/02-6/3/02). NOW is the time to hound them to vote NO on Fast Track! TAKE ACTION! Ask him or her to: 3. Schedule recess meetings with your Reps and get a coalition of people to go with you! (For a sample meeting request letter see http://www.citizen.org/trade/fasttrack/action/articles.cfm?ID=5546) For information on how your Representative or Senator has voted on previous free trade issues, check out Public Citizen's Vote Chart at http://action.citizen.org/. To find out who your Rep or Senator is, you can also check out www.congress.gov. For more information on CAFTA, go to: http://www.cispes.org The Nicaragua Network Web Page is: www.nicanet.org
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