House denies Bush vote on Free Trade Agreement

On Thursday the House of Representatives denied President Bush a vote on his proposal for a free trade agreement with Colombia. The House eliminated a rule forcing it to vote on the trade agreement within 60 legislative days of the president’s submitting it to Congress. Since this move was made it basically guarantees that it will be a consideration for the next administration. Nancy Pelosi blames Bush for submitting the agreement to Congress before major differences could be resolved. Bush came back saying, “House vote is damaging to our economy, our national security and our relations with an important ally”.