https://redstate.com/dhorowitz3/2011/06/29/say-no-to-baucus-trade-deal/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 08:04:41 -0400<![CDATA[While Obama has spent the past two years pandering to leftist dictators in Latin America, he has also impeded ratification of free trade agreements with our allies.  Along with Democrat leaders in Congress, Obama has refused to approve the 5-year-old trade pacts with Columbia, Panama, and South Korea unless Republicans agree to renew a trade subsidy program known as Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA).  Yesterday, Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) announced that he had secured a novel compromise with House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.) and the president.  Drum roll&#8230;. He will agree to fast track the trade agreements if &#8230;Republicans agree to renew the TAA program!  Wow, who needed two years&#8217; worth of negotiations?]]>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 10:47:19 -0400<![CDATA[Daniel Horowitz]]>https://redstate.com/dhorowitz3/2011/06/29/say-no-to-baucus-trade-deal-n39510