03/09/2008
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"I strongly agree."
"Our markets are open to Colombian products, but barriers that make it harder to sell American goods in Colombia remain."
"By obstructing this agreement, Congress is signaling to a watching hemisphere that America cannot be trusted to support its friends."
"The most effective way to deal with this issue is to do so with parties like China and Japan and Korea joining the United States and South Korea with a common voice."