Sentate Committee To Hold Hearing on Free Trade Agreement

Thursday, May 21 2009 at 09:10 AM EDT
Contributed by: Don Winner
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http://www.panama-guide.com/article.php/20090521091051125

US Senator Max Baucus - By BETTY BRANNAN JAÉN for La Prensa - The US Senate will hold a hearing today on the bilateral Free Trade Agreement between the United States and Panama, even through the White House has not yet officially sent the treaty to Congress for ratification. The hearing was called by Senator Max Baucus who chairs the Finance Committee and who has declared his support for the agreement. New sources in Washington think that, by scheduling this hearing, Baucus is trying to press to start the ratification process. But a brewing controversy over Panama's presumed status as a "tax haven" has arisen as the most recent obstacle to the approval of the Free Trade Agreement.


Senado hará hoy audiencia sobre TPC

BETTY BRANNAN JAÉN CORRESPONSAL EN WASHINGTON LaprensaDC at aol.com

El Senado hará hoy una audiencia sobre el tratado de promoción comercial (TPC), a pesar de que la Casa Blanca aún no envía el tratado al Congreso para su ratificación. La audiencia la convoca el senador Max Baucus, quien preside el Comité de Finanzas y ha declarado su apoyo al TPC.

Medios de Washington estiman que, al programar la audiencia, Baucus busca presionar para que se inicie el proceso de ratificación. Pero una controversia sobre el supuesto estatus de Panamá como “paraíso fiscal” surge como el más reciente obstáculo para aprobar el TPC.

By sloopskipper on May 21, 2009, 12:03 in Off Topic.

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