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Emanuel: Colombia FTA doesn’t belong in stimulus

Nov 10 -- Newly designated White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel said Sunday that the incoming Obama administration opposes attaching the Colombia Free Trade Agreement to an economic stimulus package in order to get the approval of the Bush Administration., 97172

10 de noviembre de 2008

The White House has suggested it might stomach another stimulus package, which it currently opposes, if it is tagged on to the free trade deal.
 
Emanuel emphasized on ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” that issues such as extending unemployment insurance and providing healthcare assistance for states are too pressing to mix with other proposals.
 
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