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Congress passes Free Trade Agreements
Congress has passed all three pending free trade agreements with Panama, Colombia and South Korea.
The House passed the South Korea pact, which includes the Trade Adjustment Assistance Act, on a 278-151 vote. The Panama FTA was approved by a 300-129 vote. Colombia, the most controversial of the deals, passed on a 262-167 vote.
In the Senate, the FTA with South Korea was approved 83-15, Panama 77-22 and Colombia 66-33.
Brownfield’s Bob Meyer contributed to this report.
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