Is the CAFTA vote today?

[TayTay]

I saw the Senate voted to authorize CAFTA to come up yesterday (or something, sometimes Senate votes make no sense.)

Anyone know if a vote on this is scheduled for anyt time soon?

[realFedUp]

1. It leaves the committee and goes to the full Senate next week...

although they are out on vacation next week, so
I don't know when this will come up.

What's important is to contact your Senators now.
http://www.stopcafta.org

[warrens]

2. Looks like they're voting today if they can get it on the floor

It really doesn't matter that much; they don't have the votes in the house. And DeLay is too damaged to do his usual arm-twisting. And they have to face reelection next year. Congressmen from the south are really in a tough spot. SC and GA have both lost tons of textile jobs to Central America, and they don't want to lose more.

It's a really stupid bill, anyway. There are a few industries that think they'll make a bundle off it (pork, for one) but on the whole, it's pretty meaningless economically. As to workers rights, that's another story.

[realFedUp]

3. Link here...

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:SN01307:@@@L&summ2=m&

6/29/2005:
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 61 - 34. Record Vote Number: 169. (consideration: CR S7598-7605)
6/29/2005:
Measure laid before Senate by motion. (Does this mean the full Senate would vote on this today?)