Bob Corker: “I actually rise today to talk about the Colombia Free Trade Agreement. I had the tremendous opportunity this weekend to…”

“I actually rise today to talk about the Colombia Free Trade Agreement. I had the tremendous opportunity this weekend to travel to Colombia and spend time in Medellin with our Secretary of Commerce, our Secretary of Labor, the head of our SBA, Mr. Steve Preston, and also a bipartisan group of congressional Members. Mr. President, I know you realize that just this last week, this body passed, on a voice vote, the Andean Trade Preference Agreement, which allows Colombia, along with other South American countries, to actually send goods into this country tariff free. Let me say that one more time. Last week, by voice vote, unanimously, this body agreed to extend the Andean Trade Preference Agreement that was first put in place in 1991 that allows Colombian companies to ship into this country tariff-free products for sale in our country. The Colombia Free Trade Agreement would actually allow American companies--American companies, which employ Americans--to ship goods into Colombia. It is amazing to me we have not been able to vote on this agreement.”