Rep. Murphy attempts to block funding for a U.S. withdrawal from KORUS

Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-FL) this week attempted to attach an amendment to an omnibus spending bill that would have prevented the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative from using any funds to terminate the U.S-Korea Free Trade Agreement. “The purpose of this amendment is to send a strong message to the President that any action on the part of the executive branch to withdraw from KORUS-FTA would be a serious strategic error, because it would undermine our security, our economy,...