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Politics : Stopping the North American Union -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Tadsamillionaire who wrote (53)	9/11/2007 4:22:46 PM
From: Ann Corrigan	Respond to of 111

Evidently Venezuela's crazy head of state has spread his radical left politics as far as Mexico's oil pipelines, which were sabatoged within the past few days: >Officials tout trade pacts in bid to woo Congress Mon Sep 10, 2007 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior U.S. trade officials warned lawmakers on Monday against turning their backs on allies in Latin America and jeopardizing U.S. primacy in world markets as they seek support in a divided Congress for free trade pacts. U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab, Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns and Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez joined Sen. Charles Grassley, the Senate Finance Committee's ranking Republican, in a public appeal on Capitol Hill for greater support for President George W. Bush's trade agenda. Schwab told business and agriculture groups that the bilateral deals with Peru, Panama, Colombia and South Korea would give U.S. manufacturers and exporters improved access to almost 125 million consumers abroad. Schwab believes increased trade will also help Latin America guard against a return to dangers of years past -- violence, political instability and economic hardship. "Congress must decide whether the United States grasps the extended hand of countries who seek closer economic and strategic ties," she said. Grassley, an Iowa Republican, sees Latin America "at a crossroads" as Venezuela, Ecuador and Bolivia trudge to the left, putting at risk U.S. interests across the continent. He said he wants closer economic ties with friendly countries like Peru, Panama and Colombia. "We cannot fail to act," Grassley said. The Bush administration, and business groups wanting lower tariffs, especially in growing middle-income markets, have been seeking to build support in Congress for the pacts, even agreeing to changes that would allay some lawmakers' worries about protecting workers and the environment. But Nicole Venable, director of international and global competitiveness at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, acknowledged it would not be an easy task after last fall's congressional elections brought in a host of trade-wary lawmakers.