Topic: Panama
The US Senate on Tuesday rejected a Republican push to expand President Barack Obama's powers to negotiate trade deals, amid a broader fight over accords with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea.With those three deals edging towards approval in the divided US Congress, ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is committed to finalizing free-trade agreements with Colombia and Panama but faces "political winds" and an uncertain outcome, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday.Speaking at a conference of leaders from the Western Hemisphere, Clinton ...
President Barack Obama made no commitments to move forward on stalled free trade pacts with Colombia, Panama and South Korea during private talks with lawmakers this week, a top ally said Thursday. "In terms of specific trade agreements, there was no discussion," ...
Prospects for reviving and approving US free trade pacts with Panama, Colombia and South Korea are " not good," Senate Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell warned Thursday.And US President Barack Obama "is sending all the wrong signals to the rest of the ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States risks being " wallflowers at the dance" as other countries pursue trade deals while the Obama administration sits on the sidelines, a senior Republican senator said on Thursday.The Democratic Obama administration so far has only produced ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A leading Senate Democrat urged the White House on Friday to say when it would send a free-trade agreement with Panama to Congress, saying he worried it was getting postponed amid work on healthcare reform.The complaints from Senate Finance ...
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