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North American Investment Fund Act
Who Funded This Bill?
These organizations are associated with campaign contributions to legislators who sponsored or cosponsored this bill. The top five organizations are listed below (heavily weighted by contributions to the bill's sponsor). This information is from OpenSecrets.
Bass Brothers Enterprises: $53,250--($53,250 to Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX])
SBC Communications: $48,900--($48,900 to Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX])
TXU Corp: $39,060--($39,060 to Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX])
State of Texas: $35,807--($35,807 to Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX])
National Republican Senatorial Cmte: $29,000S--($29,000 to Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX])
Summary 10/7/2004--Introduced.
North American Investment Fund Act - Authorizes the President to negotiate with Canada and Mexico to create a North American Investment Fund to: (1) promote economic and infrastructure integration among Canada, Mexico, and the United States; (2) promote education and economic development in Mexico; and (3) reduce the wealth gap between Mexico and Canada, and between Mexico and the United States.
Bills on North America Out of the Box
Out of the Box By Thomas L. Friedman New York Times Op-Ed Columnist Sunday, April 4, 2004
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