WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is drawing a line in the sand with Republicans over pending trade deals, one of few areas with the potential for bipartisan action on Capitol Hill.
Senior administration officials said Monday that the White House will not act on any of the pending trade pacts with Colombia, Panama and South Korea -- all of which are holdovers from former President George W. Bush's administration -- until Republicans sign off on legislation to provide assistance to American workers hurt by jobs going overseas.
Senior administration officials said Monday that the White House will not act on any of the pending trade pacts with Colombia, Panama and South Korea -- all of which are holdovers from former President George W. Bush's administration -- until Republicans sign off on legislation to provide assistance to American workers hurt by jobs going overseas.
