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U.S. - Columbia free trade agreement press conference
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- 2008-05-07 (Creation)
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Sen. Martinez speaks at a press conference about the importance of passing the Columbia Free Trade agreement and the introduction of a grassroots effort to get it brought to a vote quickly and to get the agreement passed. Other individuals also discuss the importance of the agreement and highlight its benefits including to national security, relations with Latin American and with Columbia in particular, opening up economic markets, improving exports, moral imperative and its possibility to help the citizens of Columbia through their economy. The speakers at the conference also stress an importance to keep this agreement from being something political, specifically speaking about Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi. Blank screen at 19:57