Senate Sends Trade Bills to President’s Desk

[ProSense]

Senate Sends Trade Bills to President’s Desk

By Meredith Shiner
Roll Call Staff

The Senate approved three free-trade agreements on a bipartisan vote tonight, sending the bills to President Barack Obama’s desk to become law.

The trade deals with South Korea, Panama and Colombia — which cleared the Senate on votes of 83-15, 77-22 and 66-33, respectively — had long been stalled because Obama had insisted that Congress take up a measure to provide expanded benefits to workers displaced by such agreements. Republicans, in turn, accused the administration of dragging its feet on packages with bipartisan support — a rarity this legislative term.

The House easily cleared the Trade Adjustment Assistance legislation and sent the three trade agreements to the Senate this afternoon.

Obama said in a statement after the Senate votes that he looked forward to signing the pacts and TAA legislation, which he called “a major win for American workers and businesses.”

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[Doctor_J]

1. If he had ANY political savvy, he would hold these until the jobs bill passed

so he'll probably sign then tomorrow.

[bornskeptic]

6. If he holds them for more than ten days they become law without his signature.

[Doctor_J]

8. Then veto it and tell them to re-submit with a jobs bill

[GeorgeGist]

2. How RED does the flag have to be ...

President Obama?

[ProSense]

3. Roll calls

Colombia Trade Agreement

Panama Trade Agreement

Korea Free Trade Agreement



Previous information from WH:

Statement by the President Announcing the US-Korea Trade Agreement

FACT SHEETS: U.S.-Colombia Trade Agreement and Action Plan

FACT SHEETS: U.S.-PANAMA TRADE PROMOTION AGREEMENT

[Cali_Democrat]

4. These trade deals have the full support of the US Chamber of Commerce

Imagine that.

[ClarkUSA]

5. The Chamber of Commerce supports Pres. Obama's entire jobs bill. That means nothing to Republicans.

Imagine that.

[Citizen Worker]

7. If these slave trade agreements will be such boon to the economy why is Trade Adjustment Assistance

or more appropriately, extended unemployment benefits, even required?