Boehner announces visit to Colombia

[Judi Lynn]

Boehner announces visit to Colombia
Monday, 09 January 2012 11:11
Adriaan Alsema

Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives John Boehner (R-OH) announced Monday he will be leading a congressional delegation to Colombia.

The American visit is part of a Latin American tour taken to important U.S. export markets Colombia, Brazil and Mexico, Boehner announced on his website.

"The mission of this visit is to help strengthen ties between the United States and our regional trading partners to support further economic activity that will help create new American jobs. I look forward to discussing issues of mutual interest, whether it is jobs and the economy, energy, or trade, with leaders from these three nations," said Boehner.

The delegation, also consisting of Ways & Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI), Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (R-WA), Education & the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN), and Reps. Dan Boren (D-OK), Devin Nunes (R-CA), and Greg Walden (R-OR), will particularly focus on the implementation of the U.S.-Colombia free trade agreement approved by Congress last year.

More:
http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/21422-boehner-to-visit-colombia.html



Democratic member of the group,
Rep. Dan Boren

[DCKit]

1. Psssst, John. There's better rum and hookers in the islands.

Just thought you should know.

[jberryhill]

2. They got this stuff called Aguardiente

It comes in three main varieties, but I could never remember which one I had.

[DCKit]

3. Rufies in a bottle? Yikes.

I got to thinking, and realized that the money laundering in Colombia is an art form... not to mention the availability of drugs. Then there's the appeal of offshoring to country that's willing to kill union representatives to keep your masters costs low.

I guess it just depends on what you're looking for. In all, it seems like the perfect vacation spot for a bunch of Congresscritters.

[jberryhill]

4. Boehner can stay there if he says he's a 22 year old Colombian woman

[Angry Dragon]

5. Trade delegation

I wonder what we can trade for them

[Major Hogwash]

6. Where's the jobs, Mr Boehner?

They ain't in Columbia.