Full Committee Hearing

CAFTA-DR: Potential Impacts on Agriculture and Food Sectors

Date: Tuesday, June 7, 2005 Time: 09:30 AM Location: ROOM CHANGE to Dirksen Bldg, Room 106

There was no video broadcast for this event.

Agenda

Committee discussion and testimony regarding Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade
Agreement. A replay of the webcast runs 2 hours and 40 mins

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Note that the enabling legislation is the jurisdiction of Senate Finance Committee.

Witnesses

  1. Chairman Saxby Chambliss

Panel 1

  1. Hon. Michael Johanns
    U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
  2. Hon. Allen Johnson
    Chief Agriculture Negotiator
    Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

Panel 2

  1. Mr. Robert Stallman
    President
    American Farm Bureau Federation
  2. Mr. Robert E. McLendon
    National Cotton Council
    Leary , Georgia
  3. Hon. Cal Dooley
    President and CEO
    Food Products Association

Panel 3

  1. Mr. Tom Buis
    National Farmers Union
  2. Mr. Jack Roney
    Director of Economics and Policy Analysis
    American Sugar Alliance
  3. Mr. Augustine Tantillo
    Executive Director
    American Manufacturing Trade Action Coalition