Pelosi Statement on Colombia Free Trade Agreement

WASHINGTON, March 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued
the following statement today after the Bush Administration said it plans to
send the Colombia Free Trade Agreement to Congress soon for a vote, even
without the consent from Congressional leadership to bring it up:

"A successful trade agenda depends on a joint partnership between the Congress
and the Administration, as was the case in the recently approved Peru Free
Trade Agreement. The Administration should follow the established protocol of
Congressional consultation relating to the submission of any FTA. Any
deviation from this normal procedure for the Colombia FTA could prove to be
counterproductive and would work against both countries' long-term interests."

SOURCE Office of the Speaker of the House

Brendan Daly or Nadeam Elshami, both of the Office of the Speaker of the
House, +1-202-226-7616