Senator Johanns e-Update ~ February 7, 2011
Today Senator Johanns urged the President to fulfill his pledge to enact the pending free trade agreement with Colombia that has been stagnant for nearly five years. Our nation’s producers and manufacturers are anxiously awaiting its approval. The agreement would allow Omaha-based Valmont Industries to add a dozen or so jobs in Nebraska alone. Additionally, a farmer from Nebraska’s panhandle estimates $7,600 in lost wheat and corn revenue from just last year that can be specifically attributed to the agreement’s delay.
This delay is costly, but the message is simple: enacting this agreement with Colombia would improve our economy and help put workers back on payrolls across America. While the President renewed his pledge to pass the Colombia trade agreement today, Senator Johanns encourage him to put his words into action by pulling the agreement off the White House shelf and submitting it to Congress.
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