Kirk Gets Pressure On Trade Deals ; Says Labor has Voice, Not Veto

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While saying organized labor will not wield veto power over pending George W. Bush-era free-trade agreements, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk would hold out only a heavily conditional hope that Congress might consider the trade pacts by the end of the year.

When testifying about U.S. trade policy before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday, Mr. Kirk received bipartisan pressure to speed up the deals with Panama, Colombia and South Korea from the panel's two top members - Chairman Max Baucus and ranking member Charles E. Grassley.

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Kirk Gets Pressure On Trade Deals ; Says Labor has Voice, Not Veto

The United States "should approve the trade agreements that we have already negotiated and signed," said Mr. Baucus, Montana Democrat. "We must address the r...

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