August 24, 2010
By House Republican Leader John Boehner

Thank you for being here.  I know this is the beginning of another long day for you – trying to make heads or tails of this economy, trying to make decisions without knowing what the next week, or even the next day, will bring.  Working at my dad’s bar in Reading, mopping floors and waiting tables, I watched him and the folks in our neighborhood agonize over these decisions. 

August 24, 2010
By Jay Heflin

With the economy struggling to create jobs, Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) has urged congressional leaders to implement the pending free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea that he says will save or create 380,000 jobs, according finding by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

August 24, 2010
By Hwang Doo-hyong

WASHINGTON (Yonhap) -- House minority leader John Boehner (R-OH) Tuesday called on Congress to immediately approve the pending free trade deals with South Korea, Panama and Colombia, hoping they will help create jobs in the U.S. amid the worst recession in decades.

August 24, 2010
By Martin Ross

Agreements would preserve U.S. jobs

In recessionary times, trade is a hard sell. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce nonetheless made a statewide pitch this week for pending free trade agreements (FTAs) and their impact on 380,000 U.S. jobs.

August 23, 2010
By Stephen Spruiell

I’ve been trying to decide what to say about this report in the Washington Post about a supposed administration push to pass the South Korea Free Trade Agreement, which has been languishing in purgatory for three years thanks to the post-Clinton Democrats’ protectionist drift. The first words that popped into my head were, “I’ll believe it when I see it.”