Posts Tagged ‘Louise Slaughter’
Jul 04 2010
WASHINGTON – If Barack Obama is to push through a long-stalled US-South Korea free trade deal, he is going to need something he hasnt seen much of during his presidency: Republican support.
Obamas Democratic allies in Congress are balking after his announcement last week at a high-profile global summit that he will revive the accord to cut tariffs and other barriers to trade.
Democratic worries about South Korean restrictions on auto and beef trade sank the agreement after Republican George W. Bushs administration and Seoul signed it three years ago.
