Rep. Rangel: Stop Fast Track Rule for Colombia Trade Pact

The House debates a rule to suspend the requirement that the Colombia Free Trade Agreement be considered within 90 legislative days -- giving Congress the prerogative in scheduling a vote. This change is necessitated by the President's partisan actions. Instead of working with Congress on the economic concerns of the American people, on Tuesday, the President took the unprecedented step of sending up the Colombia Trade deal without following established protocols of Congressional consultation. His actions were political and counter-productive. This rule would remove the fast-track timeline for the Colombia free-trade agreement -- simply returning to Congress the rightful constitutional role in scheduling consideration of measures. The Fast Track law (PL 107-210) expressly recognizes "the constitutional right of either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the procedures of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as any other rule of that House" and that is what we are doing. Chairman Charlie Rangel of the Ways and Means Committee speaks in favor.

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[twincityslim]

Colombia Pact will only bring more drugs from Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia.

[calster31]

poor countries like colombia should pay taxes to sell or buy to usa.

Rich country like usa have zero taxes to sell or buy to colombia.

What a balance. Colombians helps to feed americans