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To: DIRTYSECRET

This was a trade agreement he blasted Republicans for not passing probably a year or so ago - all the while it was sitting on his desk and never submitted to the Congress. I have no idea where it is now.


12 posted on 04/14/2012 5:20:53 PM PDT by Thank You Rush
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To: Thank You Rush

WIKIPEDIA:

President Bush sent legislation to implement the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement to Congress for its approval on April 7, 2007. It was not approved before the end of the Congressional session in December, 2008 or the end of President Bush’s term in January, 2009.

President Obama has asked the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to address outstanding issues in the agreement;[8] however, during a visit from Colombian President Uribe in June, 2009, Obama said he did not have a “strict timetable” to the agreement, as controversy over the safety of Colombian labor leaders continue.[10] President Obama’s failure to help facilitate and secure congressional approval of the Colombia Free Trade Agreement has adversely affected bilateral relations between the two nations.[11]

On October 12, 2011 after renegotiating parts of the agreement, it was passed by the House 262-167 and the Senate 66-33. An aid program for displaced workers called Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) was also included in the bill.[12][13]


13 posted on 04/14/2012 5:25:45 PM PDT by Thank You Rush
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