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Committee on Ways and Means - Charles B. Rangel, Chairman
Committee on Ways and Means - Charles B. Rangel, Chairman Committee on Ways and Means - Charles B. Rangel, Chairman
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President Signs SCHIP Bill Into Law
President Barack H. Obama signs H. R. 2, the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act on February 4, 2009
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
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Health Care Reform
Reforming Health Care is a Necessary Step in Rebuilding Our Economy
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  U.S.-Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement
(DR-CAFTA)



Timeline/Process for DR-CAFTA (04/11/05)
   
Implementing Bill for DR-CAFTA Agreement (06/23/05)
   
USTR - Background Material on DR-CAFTA
   


Support

Letters of Support for DR-CAFTA
   
Editorials and Opinion Columns Supporting DR-CAFTA
   


Sovereignty

USTR: CAFTA Does Not Undermine U.S. Sovereignty (June 2005)
   
DR-CAFTA Preserves U.S. Sovereignty & Respects U.S. Immigration Limits (06/05)
   


Economy

Why DR-CAFTA? (Dept. of Commerce)
   
DR-CAFTA: State-by-State Exports (Dept. of Commerce)
   
DR-CAFTA: Market Access Results (Dept. of Commerce)
   
DR-CAFTA Helps U.S. Small Businesses (Small Business Exporter Association, SBEA)
   
Business Coalition for U.S.-Central America Trade
   


Labor

Labor Right Report: Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua (June 2005)
   
Laws Governing Exploitative Child Labor Report: Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua (June 2005)
   
Employment Impact Review of DR-CAFTA (June 2005)
   
CAFTA’s Strong Protections for Labor Rights (USTR, February 2005)
   
Labor Laws in Central America/Dominican Republic and Morocco (USTR, February 2005)
   


Agriculture

USTR: Sugar - A Spoonful a Week (February 2005)
   
Department of Agriculture - DR-CAFTA Resources
   
Agriculture Coalition Releases Study Highlighting Benefits Of CAFTA-DR For 40 Congressional Districts (04/11/05)
   
American Farm Bureau - State by State Analysis of DR-CAFTA (04/05) (large file)
   


National Security

Center for Security Policy: The National Security Case for CAFTA (06/02/05)
   


Pharmaceuticals

USTR: CAFTA and Access to Medicines (February 2005)
   


Textiles

USTR: Textiles in CAFTA; Details of the Agreement (May 2005)
   
USTR: Textiles - United to Compete with Asia (April 2005)
   


Environment

Environmental Review of DR-CAFTA (June 2005)
   


Immigration

USTR: CAFTA-DR Does NOT Affect U.S. Immigration Laws (June 2005)
   
 
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