House G.O.P. Whip Roy Blunt blasted Congressional Democrats today for failing to renew the President's trade policy.
"The free flow of goods, services and technology creates good-paying jobs in this country and helps drive every sector of our modern economy. Unfortunately, the expiration of the president's trade promotion authority throws the future of that exchange into serious doubt -- and leaves Ambassador Schwab with one less tool in her toolbox to negotiate a good trade deal for America in the Doharound.
"But instead of working with Republicans to make sure our nation's trade agenda remains on track, Democrats seem comfortable heading home this week without renewing the essential means of ensuring it. Nor has the majority taken any serious steps on any of the other important bi-lateral trade agreements, failing to advance anything tangible with regard to Peru, and continuing to hold up the Colombia debate over matters completely unrelated to trade.
President Bush signed legislation in 2002 renewing trade promotion authority, which allows the president to negotiate trade agreements in a way that can be voted up or down by Congress. That authority will expire Saturday, June 30 unless Democrats act to renew it, according to Blunt's office
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