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29457: Hermantin(news)DeWine's defeat is a loss for Haitians (fwd)





From: leonie hermantin <lhermantin@hotmail.com>


Haiti

South Florida Sun-Sentinel Editorial Board

Posted November 8 2006


DeWine's defeat is a loss for Haitians



The defeat of Sen. Mike DeWine, R-Ohio, in Tuesday's elections deals another blow to the interests of Haiti and Haitians in the United States. DeWine had joined with former Sen. Bob Graham, D-Fla., in an effort to pass legislation friendly to the impoverished Caribbean nation and its expatriates.

Now both men are gone. Graham retired from the Senate in 2005, and DeWine was beaten Tuesday by Democratic U.S. Rep. Sherrod Brown. Graham and DeWine sponsored the Haiti Economic Recovery and Opportunity Act, which would use trade incentives like duty-free status for Haitian apparel to spur reforms in Haiti and encourage foreign investment. The Senate has passed the measure, but the House has yet to do so.

It should now be time for supportive South Florida members of the House, such as Rep. Kendrick Meek, D-Miami, to step up to the plate and deliver this long-overdue legislation.

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