May 26, 2004 Letter to President Bush, Senators Warner and Allen and Representative Moran
PO Box 8208
Alexandria, VA 22306-8208
May 26, 2004
The President
The White House
Washington, DC 20500
The Honorable John William Warner
United States Senate
225 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510-4601
The Honorable George F. Allen
United States Senate
204 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510-4604
The Honorable James P. Moran
U.S House of Representatives
2239 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-4608
Dear Mr. President, Senators Warner and Allen and Representative Moran:
Currently, the U.S. sugar program protects a small group of producers at taxpayer expense, while Americans pay as much as three times the world price for sugar. Tariff rate quotas (TRQs) prop up domestic sugar prices and give foreign governments and excuse to deny access to their markets for our farmers and ranchers. A truly free sugar trade would lower prices, offer consumers more choice, and help to open up new markets for American products overseas. But the sugar lobby is going all out to defeat the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), which allows sugar trade expansion.
As an American taxpayer and consumer, I urge you to hold firm on including sugar in all future free trade agreements!
Sincerely,
James Landrith