Senate Hopes to Sweeten CAFTA Sugar Deal  Meeting planned for
Tuesday with sugar industry representatives to bring GOP
congressional leaders closer to approving the trade pact.
Compiled by staff  Published on: Jun 10, 2005  A meeting has
been scheduled for Tuesday between sugar industry
representatives and senators in an attempt to sweeten the
Central American Free Trade Agreement for the sugar industry and
their congressional representatives, according to CongressDaily.
Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., reports that the sugar industry
doesn't want to be seen as working against the interests of the
rest of agriculture who broadly support the agreement. The
meeting will be an opportunity for senators to hear industry
ideas for a possible compromise that would get the industry to
drop its opposition to CAFTA.  Compromise ideas include a
commitment from the White House to compensate Central American
sugar producers with cash or other agricultural commodities.
CAFTA already contains safeguard provisions that would all