White House submits trade bills for Congressional approval

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The White House submitted free trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama for Congressional approval Monday, a long-awaited step that could lead to a rare bipartisan agreement next week to approve the stalled trade deals.

Though President Obama has cited passage of the trade measures for months as the kind of job creation initiative that should enjoy support from both parties, he had delayed sending the bills to Congress for formal consideration as the two parties debated whether to also extend a program that provides assistance to Americans who lose their jobs to outsourcing.

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Carol D. Leonnig 04 Oct, 2011

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