H.R.5684 - Oman free trade agreement Sponsor: John Boehner / 109th Congress

Contributions for September 2004 - October 2004 to Joe Barton

Organization _{of contributor}	Interest Group _{of contributor}	Position _{of organizations in the interest group}	Amount	Date	Legislator _(recipient)
BP	Major (multinational) oil & gas producers	Support	$1,000	9/14/2004	Barton
SHELL OIL	Major (multinational) oil & gas producers	Support	$1,000	9/14/2004	Barton
DOW CHEMICAL	Chemicals	Support	$2,000	9/23/2004	Barton
TECHNICAL CHEMICAL CO	Chemicals	Support	$500	9/23/2004	Barton
CHEVRONTEXACO	Major (multinational) oil & gas producers	Support	$3,000	9/28/2004	Barton
ASHLAND INC	Chemicals	Support	$1,000	9/28/2004	Barton
MERCK & CO	Pharmaceutical manufacturing	Support	$2,500	9/28/2004	Barton
LYONDELL CHEMICAL	Chemicals	Support	$1,000	9/30/2004	Barton
CONNETICS CORP	Pharmaceutical manufacturing	Support	$1,000	9/30/2004	Barton
AMGEN INC	Pharmaceutical manufacturing	Support	$3,000	9/30/2004	Barton
EXXON MOBIL	Major (multinational) oil & gas producers	Support	$3,000	10/6/2004	Barton
ABBOTT LABORATORIES	Pharmaceutical manufacturing	Support	$5,000	10/11/2004	Barton
LYONDELL CHEMICAL	Chemicals	Support	$250	10/11/2004	Barton
WYETH	Pharmaceutical manufacturing	Support	$2,500	10/14/2004	Barton
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB	Pharmaceutical manufacturing	Support	$1,000	10/26/2004	Barton
AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSN	Beverages (non-alcoholic)	Support	$2,000	10/26/2004	Barton

Contribution data provided by the Center for Responsive Politics (OpenSecrets.org)

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Free-trade agreement with Oman to promote economic growth and liberalization by Angela Xu, Jul 31, 2008 (8:04pm)

Under the terms of this bill, all bilateral trade in consumer and industrial products between Oman and the US would become duty-free. Supporters say that free trade with Oman would increase economic opportunities for the US, as well as help pave the way for economic liberalization in Oman. Above all, it would supposedly strengthen relations with a strategic country in the Middle East. In a signing statement, President Bush stated that the free-trade agreement (FTA) with Oman was one more step in a plan to create a Middle East Free Trade Area, following FTAs with Bahrain and Morocco. However, opponents argue that forcing American workers to compete with Omani workers who toil under slave labor conditions is unfair.

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