Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Obama to Push for Stalled Trade Pacts

President-elect Obama wants to win Congressional approval of long-stalled free-trade deals with Colombia, Panama and South Korea, but more work is needed, according to Rep. Charles Rangel, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.


"The president-elect wants to work with Republicans and Democrats to get those trade agreements moving," the New York Democrat said in a Jan. 15 meeting where he outlined the committee’s priorities for the year, Reuters reported.



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