Free Trade
Monday, May 11, 2009 - 00:00
As a senator, Mr. Obama opposed the pact with Colombia, but perhaps he now understands that it would be a mistake to side with the forces working against free trade around the world
Wednesday, May 6, 2009 - 00:00
"We've made very good progress with them on the labor issues. We're still working to resolve the issues with respect to their tax laws," Kirk said
Tuesday, May 5, 2009 - 00:00
"I've been real encouraged by (U.S. Trade Representative Ron) Kirk's comments on Panama and finding a way forward on Colombia," Representative Kevin Brady, a Texas Republican, said
Tuesday, May 5, 2009 - 00:00
"They can't ignore President Obama the way they could ignore a president from another party," Mr. Shapiro said
Tuesday, May 5, 2009 - 00:00
Panama's president-elect Ricardo Martinelli has said finalising a free trade deal with the US is a priority
Tuesday, May 5, 2009 - 00:00
Finalizing a free-trade deal with the United States is a major goal for Panamanian President-elect Ricardo Martinelli, but the supermarket tycoon rejects U.S. accusations that the country is a tax haven
Monday, May 4, 2009 - 00:00
With one eye on the recession, , Trade Representative Ron Kirk has moved to complete Bush-era trade agreements with Colombia and Panama
Thursday, April 30, 2009 - 00:00
Colombia's trade minister will press the Obama administration and lawmakers this week to lay out a path toward congressional approval of a trade deal signed more than two years ago, a Colombian aide said on Wednesday
Thursday, April 30, 2009 - 00:00
Madam Speaker, let's do what is right and quickly pass the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement.
Thursday, April 30, 2009 - 00:00
I rise with sadness at the news that this administration intends to follow the broken trade agenda of the previous administration by pushing Congress to approve the United States-Panamanian Free Trade Agreement.