Reaction on U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement Announcement
On June 26, President Obama asked Ambassador Kirk to initiate new discussions with his Korean counterpart, Minister of Trade Kim Jong-hoon, to resolve outstanding issues in a way that levels the playing field for U.S. workers and producers, with the objective of completing that process by the President Obama’s visit to South Korea for the next G-20 meeting in November. Here's what some people are saying about the announcement:
National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)
Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark)
National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC)
Ways and Means Committee Chairman Sander M. Levin (D-Mich)
Emergency Committee for American Trade (ECAT)
United States Council for International Business (USCIB)
Coalition of Service Industries (CSI)
National Pork Producers Council
American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF)
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA)
Congressman Mike Michaud (D-Maine)