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CAFTA vote has [Jim] Davis in spotlight
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| Last Edited | CBlock941 Jul 27, 2005 09:18am |
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| News Date | Wednesday, July 27, 2005 03:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Jim Davis voted in favor of a trade agreement with China in 2000. And for one with South American countries in 2002. And Singapore in 2003.
But he is undecided on CAFTA, a Central American trade agreement pushed by President Bush that has grown into one of this year's biggest political fights on Capitol Hill. The vote could come as early as today.
Davis is known for supporting free trade. On the other hand, the Tampa Democrat is running for governor, and his party and special interest groups are pressuring him to vote against the agreement.
"He wants to run statewide and he comes out for CAFTA? He won't be governor," said Lori Wallach, a former trade lawyer and CAFTA opponent who is director of Public Citizen Global Trade Watch. |
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