Free Trade
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 00:00
Los compromisos hacen parte del Plan de Accion suscrito por Santos y el presidente de Estados Unidos, Barack Obama, para mejorar el cumplimiento de garantias y derechos de los trabajadores.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011 - 00:00
Back in February, Republicans scrapped a House of Representatives vote on extension of the Andean Trade Preferences Act (ATPA) to protest the lack of a firm timetable for moving the Colombia and Panama FTAs.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011 - 00:00
Hatch, the top Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, accused the White House of professing to support the trade agreements while coming up with one excuse after another not to send them to Congress.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011 - 00:00
To console a key Democratic constituency, the Obama administration is pushing Congress to extend a displaced worker assistance program that expired in February.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011 - 00:00
There is no time like the present when it comes to encouraging economic growth and business creation.
Monday, June 6, 2011 - 00:00
There is an alarmingly strong chance that they may not pass before Congress leaves town in August - or ever.
Monday, June 6, 2011 - 00:00
Volatility will likely continue despite his efforts to reassure investors that he would safeguard robust economic growth.
Friday, June 3, 2011 - 00:00
Some Republicans are balking at demands the deals be tied to TAA, especially after last year's elections made cutting government spending the party's No. 1 goal.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011 - 00:00
"I am confident that we are going to pass the free trade agreement," Clinton told reporters during a joint press conference with Colombian Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011 - 00:00
As the United States and Mexico edge toward a new cross-border trucking arrangement, the volume of U.S.-Mexico freight passing through Texas is setting records.