Free Trade
Thursday, January 31, 2008 - 00:00
The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee said Wednesday he will not advance pending free trade pacts with Colombia, Panama and South Korea until the administration gets behind an expansion of a program that helps workers who lose their jobs
Thursday, January 31, 2008 - 00:00
The president, speaking at a helicopter plant in Torrance, asks Congress to approve pacts with Colombia, Panama and South Korea. He says the deals would create jobs in the U.S.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008 - 00:00
Aunque el convenio comercial fue aprobado en este pais en un referendo el 7 de octubre anterior, el Congreso debe aprobar un paquete de 12 leyes necesarias para efectuar la implementacion, de las cuales solo han sido ratificados cuatro
Wednesday, January 30, 2008 - 00:00
The response from Democrats: Fat chance
Wednesday, January 30, 2008 - 00:00
The Bush administration pressed Democrats on Tuesday to specify what more they want Colombia to do to reduce violence against trade unionists
Wednesday, January 30, 2008 - 00:00
"Now, whether or not Colombia or any of the other trade agreements will pass this year I think is -- I would say doubtful," House of Representatives Majority Leader Steny Hoyer told reporters
Wednesday, January 30, 2008 - 00:00
The White House and the Democratic leadership in Congress should encourage the Colombian government to take the lead in developing a proposal for addressing the issues raised by the Speaker
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 00:00
For Colombia as for the United States, the approval of the free trade agreement is a fundamental decision in terms of foreign policy and for the advancement of the United States' strategic relations with the hemisphere
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 00:00
In all, six Cabinet secretaries are slated to lead lawmakers to the South American nation through March to push the accord
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 00:00
In his speech tonight, Mr. Bush is expected to portray Colombia, which is struggling to get beyond its history of narcotics trafficking and violence, as a strategic partner worthy of closer economic ties