Statements from Members of the U.S. Congress

• Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008
  U.S. Senate
  Also in this bill is the Merida Initiative, as part of the supplemental.

• Nafta and Its Effect on the American Economy
  Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH)
  U.S. House Of Representatives
  Last Friday, Senator John McCain, campaigning for President in Canada, of all places, criticized opponents of NAFTA, the godfather of all troubled trade agreements.

• [PDF] Opening statement of Sen. Jim Webb (D-Virginia), Joint Economic Committee Hearing
  Joint Economic Committee
  U.S. Senate
  Efforts to halt the flow of drugs into the country, however, have done little to limit supplies. Instead, we are witnessing a war on our border

• Crime in the Caribbean - Praising Yvette Clarke's Response
  Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY)
  U.S. House Of Representatives
  I rise today to praise the efforts of Congresswoman Yvette Clarke with regard to the bipartisan resolution that addresses crime in the Caribbean.

• The U.S.-Colombia Trade Agreement
  Rep. Jerry Weller (R-IL)
  U.S. House Of Representatives
  I stand to once again raise my concern and, frankly, disappointment by the decision of the majority party in this House to turn its back on America's best friend in Latin America.

• Gas Prices and National Security
  Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
  U.S. Senate
  Colombia--of course, right next door to Venezuela in South America--our strongest U.S. ally in Latin America, tells us Hugo Chavez has been supporting the FARC, a narcoterrorist organization, and enabling attacks on the people of Colombia.

• Merida Initiative to Combat Illicit Narcotics and Reduce Organized Crime Authorization Act of 2008
  Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI)
  U.S. House Of Representatives
  I rise today in support of the Merida Initiative to Combat Illicit Narcotics and Reduce Organized Crime Authorization Act in order to demonstrate my support for a more proactive approach to the problems of drug addiction and trafficking, weapons smuggling

• Merida Initiative to Combat Illicit Narcotics and Reduce Organized Crime Authorization Act of 2008
  Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH)
  U.S. House Of Representatives
  I was disheartened once again, last year, when President Bush developed the Initiative without Congressional input or any regard for the well-documented human rights abuses of the Mexican military and law enforcement.