New Report Details the Fake "Sugar Deal"

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Media Mouse
on July 7, 2005 5:47 PM |

A new report by Public Citizen details the fake "sugar deal" used to buy Senate CAFTA votes:

After several weeks of being presented the exact same non-deal on sugar by a Bush administration unwilling to consider substantive proposals on CAFTA's sugar provisions, Sens. Norm Coleman (R-MN) and Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) declared they would support CAFTA because of the administration's "new" sugar proposal. Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) also used the deal as political cover, while Sens. Mel Martinez (R-FL) and Bill Nelson (D-FL) are also reported to have voted for CAFTA based on the deal. The industry and many other Senators and House members representing beet or cane constituencies rejected the 'offer' as essentially meaningless.

Read CAFTA Deals Watchdog Report: July 4th Fireworks Over Fake CAFTA "Sugar Deal"

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