House Panel Sets Debate on Trade Pacts Without U.S. Job Aid
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The House Ways and Means Committee said it will consider three U.S. free-trade agreements on July 7 and won’t deal with the Obama administration’s request to renew aid for workers who lose jobs to overseas competition.
The panel led by Representative Dave Camp, a Michigan Republican, released draft legislation today without extending the Trade Adjustment Assistance program that President Barack Obama and Senate Democrats have sought to incorporate in bills to implement deals with South Korea, Colombia and Panama.