Baucus Points to Colombia FTA Successes as Guide for Future Trade Agreements
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., noted the one-year anniversary of the U.S.-Colombia free trade agreement's entry into force by touting international trade increases with the country. Between May 2012, when the FTA went into effect, and February 2013,…
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U.S. goods exports to Colombia increased 20 percent to $15.9 billion and agricultural exports to Colombia increased nearly 62 percent to $1.26 billion during the same period, said Baucus' office in a press release. “The export gains the United States is seeing after only one year with the U.S.-Colombia trade agreement in place are just the beginning," said Baucus. “This is a success story for us to remember as we pursue trade agreements with the EU and our partners across the Pacific. These agreements are about supporting jobs in America -- that’s the bottom line.”