US senate extends trade act with Colombia

Since the program’s inception, U.S. imports from the region have grown from $4.9 billion in 1991 to $22.5 billion in 2006. The House Ways and Means Committee said as many as 2 million jobs in the Andean region may be dependent on the act.

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