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Top Of AgendaSKFTA will pass before Summer recess Farm Futures, 7/26/11 (Staff, “FTA Supporters See Passage on the Horizon”, http://www.farmfutures.com/story.aspx/fta-supporters-see-passage-on-the-horizon-17-51534, 7/28/11) President Obama and Congressional Republicans have disagreed over Trade Adjustment Assistance, a program that would help workers negatively affected by passage of the pending free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea. The Administration has insisted that the program be reinstated before sending the trade deals to Congress. Senators Roy Blunt, R-Mo., and Rob Portman, R-Ohio, have produced a letter with names of Republican Senators committed to voting to kill a filibuster of that legislation. The free trade agreements have been stalled due to Obama's request that TAA be attached to one of the deals. Blunt and Portman believe they have created a compromise acceptable to both parties to clear TAA as a stand-alone bill and guarantee enough votes to kill a filibuster. The dozen Senators that signed on to the letter committing to support the legislation provides more than enough votes to ensure passage of the reformed TAA, which reflects the bipartisan reform brokered by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp, R-Mich. The White House is still concerned the Senate's TAA legislation might be amended in a way that could kill the bill. "Together with my colleagues in the House and the Senate, I've been working to find a path forward for these job-producing agreements with our allies in Panama, Colombia, and South Korea for the last five years. Today we have that path forward," said Blunt. "I'm pleased that so many of my Senate colleagues have recognized the importance of this moment and joined us in this effort to demonstrate our commitment to working together to get all three deals passed as soon as possible." House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Representative Camp have told the Administration their plan is to proceed similarly to the Senate, with TAA on its own. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Vice President of International Affairs John Murphy says they are organizing a House-side door knock to visit as many offices as possible. Murphy says a deal hasn't been reached on a clear path forward, but it's clear they are making progress. "Our country is in a fiscal crisis and export promotion is one of the few budget-neutral tools available to help spur job growth," said Portman. "That's why advancing job creating agreements with Korea, Colombia and Panama that expand exports is so urgent and timely. If we aren't moving forward in the global economy, we're falling behind. It's time for the President to submit these agreements. We can pass TAA and these export agreements in separate votes, and we can get them passed now." Colombia, Panama and South Korea FTA supporters, including those in agriculture, hope Congress will pass the agreements before summer recess. SKFTA will pass before August recess Roll Call, 7/25/11 (Supporters See Path to Pass Trade Pacts Soon, http://www.uskoreafta.org/news/supporters-see-path-pass-trade-pacts-soon-0, 7/26/11) Supporters of pending free-trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea are holding out hope that Congress might pass the measures before adjourning for the August recess, even as Capitol Hill remains fixated on the looming Aug. 2 deadline when the government bumps against its debt limit. Sens. Roy Blunt (Mo.) and Rob Portman (Ohio) told reporters Friday that they have satisfied President Barack Obama’s demand for assurance that the Senate would approve federal assistance for workers whose jobs disappear as a result of the trade deals. The two Republicans produced a letter with the names of a dozen GOP Senators who have committed to voting with the Democrats to kill any filibuster of such legislation. Passage of the free-trade agreements has been stymied by a disagreement between Obama and Congressional Republicans over the appropriation of money to assist displaced workers, called Trade Adjustment Assistance. But the White House confirmed that discussions with GOP leaders in the House and Senate continue and suggested that passage of the free-trade agreements before the August recess was still possible. SKFTA will pass in August – Votes now Newsroom Panama, 7/12/11 (“USA-Panama Heading for Approval in August – US Trade Official”, http://www.newsroompanama.com/business/3053--usa-panama-fta-heading-for-approval-in-august-us-trade-official.html, 7/22/11) U.S. trade representative, Ron Kirk, said in Washington Tuesday that he was optimistic that Congress will pass the three long postponed FreeTrade Agreements with Panama, Colombia South Korea in August. "We need to approve these agreements and put them in place," Kirk said in a speech to officials of the agricultural industry. "We are ready to move now," he said. Kirk said the White House was still working with congressional leaders on the right moment to present the agreements for a vote, but there was no reason to believe they will not be approved before lawmakers take their traditional August recess. SKFTA will pass before August recess Roll Call, 7/25/11 (Supporters See Path to Pass Trade Pacts Soon, http://www.uskoreafta.org/news/supporters-see-path-pass-trade-pacts-soon-0, 7/26/11) Supporters of pending free-trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea are holding out hope that Congress might pass the measures before adjourning for the August recess, even as Capitol Hill remains fixated on the looming Aug. 2 deadline when the government bumps against its debt limit. Sens. Roy Blunt (Mo.) and Rob Portman (Ohio) told reporters Friday that they have satisfied President Barack Obama’s demand for assurance that the Senate would approve federal assistance for workers whose jobs disappear as a result of the trade deals. The two Republicans produced a letter with the names of a dozen GOP Senators who have committed to voting with the Democrats to kill any filibuster of such legislation. Passage of the free-trade agreements has been stymied by a disagreement between Obama and Congressional Republicans over the appropriation of money to assist displaced workers, called Trade Adjustment Assistance. But the White House confirmed that discussions with GOP leaders in the House and Senate continue and suggested that passage of the free-trade agreements before the August recess was still possible. Trade is top of the agenda. THE HILL 6-19-11. Three long-delayed pending trade deals could take center stage in the House next week if negotiators can carve out an agreement within the next few days. Congressional lawmakers and White House officials are engaged in nearly non-stop talks on the details that could lead to an agreement on a trade package that would move three pending accords with Colombia, Panama and South Korea and include a reauthorization of the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (TAA), a program that helps U.S workers who've lost their jobs because of foreign trade. Obama push. AFP 6-17-11. "I'm very optimistic about the prospect for the ratification of the US-Korea free trade agreement in a fairly short time period," she said, adding the commitment of both governments is "very very strong." The EU-South Korea pact, the first the EU has signed with an Asian nation, will take effect on July 1. It will axe 98 percent of customs duties within five years, apart from those on a few Korean farm products. But the US-South Korea pact, signed in 2007, has yet to be ratified by the two countries' legislatures. It would remove 95 percent of tariffs between the two economies but has been controversial in both countries. The main US union confederation says big businesses would be the main beneficiary. President Barack Obama's administration made ratification a priority this year, saying the agreement will support 70,000 US jobs and help double US exports to South Korea within five years. Directory: file -> view view -> Western Europe after wwii view -> Author study: paul fleischman view -> Qpa1 7ela study Guide view -> Arctic Oil/Gas Neg view -> November 1970 Approximately 150,000-500,000 deaths Bhola Cyclone Bangladesh view -> Grade Level: 6 Unit of Study: Caribbean glce view -> Citation: Duffield, Katy view -> Table of Contents Lesson # view -> Chinese Wind Energy Disad Download 0.85 Mb. Share with your friends:
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