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USTR Schwab Decries House Action On Colombia FTA

U.S. Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab blasted the April 10 vote by the U.S. House of Representatives to change the rules governing consideration of legislation implementing the Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) -- changes that delay final approval indefinitely. She said this action effectively has transformed U.S. trade policy into a "partisan battleground, which . . . does not create an American job, does not put one more dollar in anyone's pocket, does not save one life, nor does it help one union to organize or protect one endangered species." May 6

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