DATE: March 4, 2010
FROM: Don Clemmer
O: 202-541-3206
M: 260-580-1137
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BISHOPS CALL FOR EXTENSION OF TRADE PREFERENCES FOR HAITI AS PART OF LONG-TERM RECOVERY SUPPORT
WASHINGTON—As part of an effort to address the long-term needs of the Haitian people, the United States needs to extend trade preferences for Haiti, said Bishop Howard J. Hubbard of Albany, N.Y., Chairman of the Committee on International Justice and Peace of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. In a February 19 letter, Bishop Hubbard called on the Senate Foreign Relations and Finance Committees to support the “Renewing Hope for Haitian Trade and Investment Act” (S. 2978) so that it moves quickly through the legislative process.
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