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Article: House OKs trade pacts with Chile, Singapore; Free-commerce agreements are largest since NAFTA a decade ago.(BUSINESS)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- July 25, 2003
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Byline: Jeffrey Sparshott, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
The House yesterday easily approved free-trade agreements with Chile and Singapore in a major victory for the Bush administration.
The pacts are the biggest free-trade deals voted on by the House since lawmakers approved NAFTA with Canada and Mexico a decade ago. Bush administration officials hope yesterday's passage opens the door for two-way agreements with at least a dozen more countries.
"What you will see Congress voting on ... is what we hope will be the first in a series of agreements," Robert B. Zoellick, the U.S. trade representative, said before the House roll calls.
Chile and ...