Free Trade
Thursday, March 3, 2011 - 00:00
The support from 67 of the 85 first-term House Republicans came as prospects for all three trade deals have been muddied by Obama's refusal to lay out a clear timetable.
Thursday, March 3, 2011 - 00:00
We know if we were to pass all three of these pending trade agreements, we could create good union and nonunion jobs here in this country in the manufacturing sectors of our economy.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011 - 00:00
All three programs - Trade Adjustment Assistance, the Andean preferences and the Generalized System of Preference - could well be renewed if the Colombia and Panama deals move forward.
Friday, February 25, 2011 - 00:00
The comments followed Patriota's meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, where the two sides discussed trade, President Barack Obama's pending visit and other matters.
Friday, February 25, 2011 - 00:00
Free trade agreements will help Colombia's economy continue to stabilize, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) said.
Friday, February 25, 2011 - 00:00
A flurry of trips by U.S. officials to Colombia has added momentum to a push by trade advocates to complete a free-trade agreement.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 - 00:00
Baucus met with Brazil's ministers of foreign relations, finance, agriculture and deputy minister of trade on those issues.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 - 00:00
Concerns about persistent violence are legitimate, but they must be kept in perspective. Colombia has made remarkable progress. And it deserves better treatment.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 - 00:00
Groups such as Latin American Working Group and U.S. labor unions, such as AFL-CIO, while conceding that progress has been made, continue to add demands -- many of them vague and immeasurable.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011 - 00:00
La ausencia de preferencias arancelarias para la entrada de productos colombianos al mercado estadounidense es un mal que no se extendera por mucho tiempo