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Article: Business Roundtable Applauds Senate Approval of Australian Free Trade Agreement; Bipartisan Vote Sends Message for Forward-Looking Trade Policy.
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- July 15, 2004
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WASHINGTON, July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Harold McGraw III, Chairman of Business Roundtable's International Trade and Investment Task Force and Chairman, President and CEO of The McGraw-Hill Companies, today praised the Senate for approving a comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) with Australia.
"By approving the Australia free trade agreement, the Senate has sent a strong bipartisan message that it is committed to new opportunities for American companies and workers and to the advancement of a forward-looking U.S. trade policy that will help keep other trade negotiations on track.
"Sector by sector, this FTA is a big plus for America. The free trade ...