[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 13307]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         KOREA TRADE AGREEMENT

  (Mr. PAULSEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. PAULSEN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to applaud President Obama 
for recently making an important commitment to completing a free trade 
agreement with South Korea.
  Korea is the United States' seventh-largest trading partner in terms 
of two-way trade and the sixth-largest market for U.S. agricultural 
goods. A free trade agreement with Korea will grow business and create 
jobs here in the United States.
  And, Madam Speaker, the time for action is now. The European Union 
has recently completed a trade agreement with South Korea, and Canada 
is working on one as well, while the United States has continued to sit 
on the sidelines. We cannot continue to let America fall behind by 
withholding approval for crucial trade agreements while other countries 
move quickly to finish their trade deals.
  Exports mean jobs. A trade agreement with Korea is the right policy 
to boost our economy and boost exports. I stand ready to work with my 
colleagues and the President to pass a free trade agreement with Korea.

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