CAFTA Damage Report tracks results of CAFTA vote in key districts

Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch has announced the launch of the CAFTA Damage Report, an on-going series of reports that track the consequences of the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) in districts where members of Congress voted for the agreement despite opposition from constituents or their own misgivings.

Click on the following names to view press releases, news articles on bad CAFTA votes, Congressional office contact numbers, and other pertinent information.

Then, TAKE ACTION: Call YOUR Representative about the CAFTA vote!

The 30 Most Improbable, Unacceptable, Inexplicable Votes for CAFTA

Completed Releases:

Alabama

Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Ala.-4)

Illinois

Rep. Melissa L. Bean (D-Ill.-8) 

New York

Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (D-N.Y.-6)

Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-N.Y.-10)

North Carolina

Rep. Robin Hayes (R-N.C.-8)

Rep. Charles H. Taylor (R-N.C.-11)

Ohio

Rep. Steven C. LaTourette (R-Ohio-14)

Pennsylvania

Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.-8)

Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-Pa. 6)

Rep. Timothy F. Murphy (R-Pa.-18)

South Carolina

Rep. J. Gresham Barrett (R-S.C.-3)

Rep. Bob Inglis (R-S.C.-4)

Texas

Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas-28)

Rep. Ruben E. Hinojosa (D-Texas-15)

Utah

Rep. Rob Bishop (R-Utah-1)

Rep. Jim Matheson (D-Utah-2)

Rep. Chris Cannon (R-Utah-3)

Coming Soon:

Arkansas

Rep. Vic Snyder (D-Ark.-2)

California

Rep. Richard Pombo (R-Calif.-11)

Colorado

Rep. Marilyn Musgrave (R-Colo.-4)

Florida

Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite (R-Fla.-5)

Rep. Mark Foley (R-Fla.-16)

Kansas

Rep. Dennis Moore (D-Kan.-3)

Maryland

Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-Md.-6)

Missouri

Rep. Ike Skelton (D-Mo.-4)

Pennsylvania

Charles W. Dent (R-Pa.-15)

Rep. Phillip S. English (R-Pa.-3)

Tennessee

Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.-5)

Texas

Rep. Solomon P. Ortiz (D-Texas-27)

Virginia

Rep. Jo Ann S. Davis (R-Va.-1)

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