Thread: Lynch retracts NH support for CAFTA

http://www.theunionleader.com/articles_ ... icle=54846

Lynch retracts NH support for CAFTA
By DENIS PAISTE
Union Leader Staff
Merchants Automotive Group

Gov. John Lynch last week wrote to the U.S. Trade Representative, Ambassador Rob Portman, reversing former Gov. Craig Benson's support for several recent or pending free trade agreements, in particular the Central America Free Trade Agreement, or CAFTA.

"I am writing to let you know that New Hampshire will not be participating in the Panama and Andean Free Trade Agreements currently being negotiated," Lynch wrote in a May 11 letter to Portman.

Lynch declined to authorize the state to participate in trade agreements with Morocco, Australia, the nations of the Central America Common Market, the South African Customs Union and the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas.

The CAFTA agreement, first reached in December 2003 with four countries and expanded into a final deal last summer, would over 15 years eliminate most tariffs on industrial goods, consumer products and farm exports among its seven members â€â€

Thank You Mr. Lynch

I'm very uncomfortable with the REASONS that these people are giving for NOT backing this travesty.

They're not strong enough reasons and can be changed with a quick back room deal.

It "feels" as though they're playing hardball not to protect the USA but to gain something else that we're not aware of.

None of them have come out with a POWERFUL STATEMENT OF FACT. I'm not trusting them one inch.

Anyone know which 19 states supports CAFTA ? I did a search but did not find the info.

CHARLES, did you try that url that JP posted yesterday? Was quite comprehensive.

no sure didn't, can you link me to his post ?

the 1st post here has this info:
"Other states that have rescinded their commitments to CAFTA's procurement rules are Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Oregon and Pennsylvania, according to Public Citizen. "


but I don't recall seeing which states still support it.

http://www.inboxrobot.com/news/CAFTA

CHARLES, Here's the url f/CAFTA thanx to JP.