House Democrats Continue Push Against Pending FTAs, TPA
Several House Democrats this week expressed their opposition to the Peru, Panama, Colombia and Korea FTAs, as well as the renewal of the president's fast-track authority. The legislators also attacked the administration's overall trade policy and the new trade framework recently agreed upon by House Democratic leaders and the Bush Administration. In a series of floor speeches on June 11 led by Rep. Mike Michaud (D-ME), Reps. Linda Sanchez (D-CA), Phil Hare (D-IL) and Betty Sutton (D-OH) criticized the pending...