[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4644]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       CONGRESS SHOULD APPROVE THE U.S. TRADE PROMOTION AGREEMENT

  (Mr. HERGER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HERGER. Madam Speaker, the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion 
Agreement means growth and more jobs for the largest exporter and 
manufacturing nation in the world, the United States. Colombia already 
gets free access to our market. The agreement levels the playing field 
while bolstering the economy of our strongest South American ally.
  Colombia's government has a strong track record of reducing all 
violence, including attacks against union members. As the Washington 
Post editorialized on Monday, a vote for Colombia ``would show Latin 
America that a staunch U.S. ally will be rewarded for improving its 
human rights record and resisting the anti-American populism of 
Venezuela's Hugo Chavez.''
  Madam Speaker, this agreement merits approval by the Congress soon.

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