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

Contributions for September 2007 - October 2007 to Barbara Boxer

Organization _{of contributor}	Interest Group _{of contributor}	Position _{of organizations in the interest group}	Amount	Date	Legislator _(recipient)
SAVE THE GLADES	Environmental policy	Oppose	$2,300	9/12/2007	Boxer
SAVE THE GLADES	Environmental policy	Oppose	$2,300	9/12/2007	Boxer
ALLIANCE FOR STERN CELL RESEARCH	Health & welfare policy	Oppose	$500	9/30/2007	Boxer
GIBBS BROWN FINANCIAL SERVICES	Finance, Insurance & Real Estate	Support	$250	9/30/2007	Boxer
MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM	Environmental policy	Oppose	$2,300	10/16/2007	Boxer
COOL THE EARTH	Environmental policy	Oppose	$2,300	10/16/2007	Boxer
COOL THE EARTH	Environmental policy	Oppose	$2,300	10/16/2007	Boxer
MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM	Environmental policy	Oppose	$2,300	10/16/2007	Boxer
NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL	Environmental policy	Oppose	$250	10/17/2007	Boxer
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS	Environmental policy	Oppose	$250	10/18/2007	Boxer
FINANCIAL MANAGER	Finance, Insurance & Real Estate	Support	$500	10/29/2007	Boxer

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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