[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5200]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        COLOMBIA TRADE AGREEMENT

  Mr. McCONNELL. Madam President, there are some signs today the 
administration is beginning to take seriously a pending trade agreement 
with Colombia. Republicans have been urging the administration to act 
on this critical trade deal for months. This agreement would help 
American businesses compete on a level playing field with businesses 
overseas. It would help create American jobs. And it would help our 
relationship with an important ally in Latin America.
  Hopefully these reports are true, and the President will send this 
agreement, along with similar agreements related to Panama and South 
Korea to Congress soon. This would be some very good news for an 
economy that needs it.
  I yield the floor.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Maryland is 
recognized.

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