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The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Weller) is recognized for 5 minutes.
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<br /> Mr. WELLER of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement. I rise in support of bringing this important agreement to the House floor.
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<br /> Ladies and gentlemen, I come from the State of Illinois. I represent a district that's heavily dependent on exports for growing our economy. We make heavy construction equipment. We grow a lot of corn and soybeans.
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Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res.
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The agreement will force Colombian farmers to turn to a more profitable crop, coca, thereby fueling the drug trade and threatening U.S. national security.
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I hope the decision to waive the 90-day deadline for a vote on the Colombia FTA will effectively kill the agreement.
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What this agreement really is about is more imported petroleum from one of the most undemocratic places in the world.
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Initial findings from research by Amnesty International (AI) and the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) show that geographic regions with the highest levels of reported extrajudicial executions of civilians by members of the armed forces in 2006 were also
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Penn is not the highest-ranking adviser with financial ties to groups and individuals supporting the passage of the measure
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More people in Ecuador are expressing support for Rafael Correa, according to a poll by Cedatos/Gallup
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Another five soldiers were injured in the explosions, which took place in a region 145 miles (245 kilometers) south of Bogota that is being fought over by rebels, right-wing paramilitaries and security forces