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Congress trying to complete Panama trade deal

The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing Thursday on the U.S.-Panama free trade agreement.

Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Everett Eissenstattold the committee the administration has been working with Panama to address labor law concerns, and that he expects those issues to resolved fairly soon.

Committee member Chuck Grassley of Iowa says implementation of the Panama agreement—as well as those with Colombiaand South Korea—is long overdue.