Free Trade
Thursday, June 30, 2011 - 00:00
Even before the ink had dried, Republican leaders started griping about procedure.
Thursday, June 30, 2011 - 00:00
Republican leaders say that the attachment of an assistance program for workers whose jobs have been outsourced is a non-starter.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 - 00:00
The breakthrough on the Trade Adjustment Assistance scheme means the Senate finance committee will begin debating the three trade deals this week.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 - 00:00
It's not clear yet that the president and his allies—including some major business groups—have garnered the votes to win passage before Congress leaves Washington for its August recess.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 - 00:00
That could put Republicans in the difficult position of having to vote against a free trade agreement which they have long supported, rather than accept an extension of the federal training program.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 - 00:00
The White House struck a deal with House Republicans Tuesday to reinstate benefits for workers who lose jobs to foreign competition, addressing a major obstacle to consideration of three free trade agreements.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 - 00:00
The move by Rep. Sander Levin (D., Mich.), the ranking member of the House Ways and Means committee, appeared late Monday to have rallied skeptical Democrats against the Colombia pact.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 - 00:00
The trade deals are politically sensitive enough that the White House may not want to see them aired out once the 2012 presidential campaign heats up.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 - 00:00
Levin's decision is significant because his opposition could lead many other Democrats in the House to oppose the deal.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 - 00:00
En este largo proceso de ratificacion del TLC, cada nuevo condicionamiento de los Estados Unidos erosiona aun mas la dignidad de nuestro pais.