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Tuesday, April 8, 2008 - 00:00
When we send up a trade agreement, we never know, quite frankly, how it's going to play. No Congress has ever defeated a trade agreement -- a free trade agreement -- in the history of writing or negotiating these free trade agreements
Tuesday, April 8, 2008 - 00:00
The US Congress should vote against the US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) because of Colombia’s continuing failure to effectively address anti-union violence and impunity, Human Rights Watch said
Tuesday, April 8, 2008 - 00:00
Passage of this agreement is both a matter of national security for the United States as well as clearly in our economic interest
Tuesday, April 8, 2008 - 00:00
The U.S. Congress should pass the Colombian trade agreement without further delay
Tuesday, April 8, 2008 - 00:00
I am concerned by the politically inhospitable circumstances in which the agreement is being sent to the U.S. Congress. The Colombian free-trade agreement faces stiff opposition because many in Congress believe the Colombian government has not taken suffi
Tuesday, April 8, 2008 - 00:00
Because of historical and ongoing violence against Colombians who are labor organizers, labor leaders, or simply members of labor unions, Congress should not consider this proposed trade agreement with Colombia
Tuesday, April 8, 2008 - 00:00
Baucus has repeatedly made it clear that a reformed and expanded Trade Adjustment Assistance program for America's workers should be the first trade priority for Congress and for the President
Tuesday, April 8, 2008 - 00:00
If President Bush really believes that successful passage of the Colombia FTA is critical for U.S. foreign policy in Latin America, it is difficult to understand why he would send the FTA up under circumstances of his own creation that maximize the contro
Tuesday, April 8, 2008 - 00:00
Last year, the House approved the 2008 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations bill which directs U.S. funds to help address the root of numerous problems in Colombia. We must remain actively and positively engaged with Colombia