RANGEL CLARIFIES MISLEADING NEWS REPORTS ON COLOMBIA FTA

House Committee on Ways and Means

For Immediate Release:Thursday, November 1, 2007
Contact:Matthew Beck or J. Jioni Palmer(202) 225-8933
NEWS RELEASE: RANGEL CLARIFIES MISLEADING NEWS REPORTS ON COLOMBIA FTA

WASHINGTON – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) issued the following statement to clarify recent misleading press reports regarding his position on the pending free trade agreement with Colombia:
"Contrary to recent press reports, I do not support passage of the Colombia FTA -- there simply are not enough votes to take up this agreement. As I have previously stated, it is up to those who do support the Colombia FTA to convince Members of Congress and round up the votes for the bill. The same applies to the pending agreement with Korea."
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