Free Trade
Thursday, November 8, 2007 - 00:00
The House on Wednesday took up a free trade agreement with Peru, the first under new Democratic standards that elevate labor rights and the environment to a more central role in trade pacts.
Thursday, November 8, 2007 - 00:00
Defying appeals from labor leaders, environmentalists and foes of free-trade, nearly half the Democrats in the House joined today with the Bush administration’s backers to support a trade liberalization agreement with Peru
Thursday, November 8, 2007 - 00:00
The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a free trade pact with Peru, bringing President George W. Bush to the brink of his first trade victory since Democrats took control of Congress.
Thursday, November 8, 2007 - 00:00
The House of Representatives approved a free-trade agreement with Peru today, the first such accord passed by Congress since Democrats won control last year.
Wednesday, November 7, 2007 - 00:00
Democrats should vote for it. While the agreement is expected to pass on the strength of a majority of Republican votes, it would be a pity if Democratic leaders were not able to muster a substantial number of votes in favor of a deal they played such a l
Wednesday, November 7, 2007 - 00:00
In a rare show of bipartisan cooperation, President Bush and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appealed Tuesday for passage of a free-trade agreement with Peru in a vote scheduled for Wednesday in the House of Representatives.
Wednesday, November 7, 2007 - 00:00
Ending a yearlong hiatus by Congress on free-trade deals, the House is set to approve a pact with Peru on Wednesday
Wednesday, November 7, 2007 - 00:00
The question: How many Democrats can Pelosi deliver?
Wednesday, November 7, 2007 - 00:00
Failure to pass free trade agreements with Colombia and Panama would damage U.S. standing in Latin America, President George W. Bush said
Wednesday, November 7, 2007 - 00:00
A majority of Americans oppose new trade pacts based on the existing model, and this is what the Democratically-controlled Congress gives them?