Cafta Quotes

You can say CAFTA went through, but what it revealed is that free trade is on life support... It barely squeezed through Congress and doesn't bode well for future deals. - Michael Shifter

We've definitely have seen a lot more activity in the Caribbean since the passage of CAFTA by the U.S. government. Some of that has come from companies who have closed facilities in the U.S. and are preparing to open facilities in the CAFTA region. - Will Motchar

Well, look, let me put it this way. Back in 2005, when I was a freshman, I - I was the first Democrat to support CAFTA. My labor union folks made me their number-one target. They came after me, and I'm still here. - Henry Cuellar

We will do it on a rolling basis, as countries make changes in law and regulation necessary to meet the CAFTA commitments. - Steve Norton

We did say that CAFTA is going to do all these things, so now let's go out and deliver... From the standpoint of executing CAFTA, we're really only 10 percent of the way there. - Carlos Gutierrez

We are going to miss that target date because we are still working with our CAFTA (Central American Free Trade Agreement) partners on the implementing process. - Stephen Norton

U.S. corn exports to CAFTA countries will benefit from reduced tariffs and duty-free access for corn products. - John Shimkus

This bill has nothing to do with China. It has everything to do with getting votes for DR-CAFTA. - Charles Rangel