Congress may vote on Russia trade this year
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U.S. lawmakers could face a vote on  trade relations with Russia this election year if Moscow  finally wraps up its bid to join the World Trade Organization,  the top U.S. trade official said on Tuesday.
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Russia's parliament could ratify the  Kyoto Protocol by the end of the year, Deputy Prime Minister  Alexander Zhukov said on Thursday.
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Congress will vote as early as February on a free trade agreement with Bahrain and stands ready to consider agreements with other countries in the Middle East, the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee said Wednesday.
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Freshmen Senate Democrats asked on  Monday for a role in crafting any new U.S. trade legislation,  joining a similar push by their colleagues in the U.S. House of  Representatives.
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MOSCOW, October 7 (Itar-Tass) - The State Duma lower house of the Russian parliament will ratify the Kyoto Protocol, but to make this decision, lawmakers want the government to present &quot;rather convincing arguments and figures,&quot; a number of
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The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said Wednesday he would call for the removal of Russia from the 1974 Jackson-Vanik amendment, which has restricted bilateral trade and remained a key irritant in relations between Moscow and Washington.
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The U.S. Congress International Relations Committee intends to discuss a bill canceling application of the Jackson-Vanik amendment to Ukraine soon, a source close to the U.S. Congress told Interfax-Ukraine on ...
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The Bush administration said it  would work with Congress to avoid U.S. exports being hit with  potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in new sanctions  approved on Tuesday by the World Trade Organization.
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As the Bush administration races to push free-trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea through Congress before leaving office next year, it is meeting a level of resistance observers call high even by the normally contentious standards of such debates.
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The U.S. House of Representatives  should vote on a trade agreement with Vietnam before President  George W. Bush visits the country in mid-November, a top  Republican said on Tuesday.
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The White House would be better placed to renew its soon-to-expire trade negotiating powers if there is a breakthrough in World Trade Organization (WTO) talks, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative John Veroneau said on Tuesday.
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Republican leaders in the U.S. House  of Representatives will likely delay a vote on a free trade  pact with Peru until after the November 7 congressional  election, U.S. trade experts said on Wednesday.
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Bloomberg - Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- House lawmakers are working to pass legislation to extend dozens of trade and tax benefits and preserve fees that Medicare pays doctors knowing that some senators may object when it gets to their chamber.
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A Senate vote this week on a  controversial bill threatening to impose steep tariffs on  Chinese exports to the United States was put into doubt on  Tuesday after the bill's authors said they were unsure whether  to press ahead with the vote.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 26  Â A Senate vote this week on a bill threatening to impose steep tariffs on Chinese exports to the United States was put into doubt on Tuesday after the billÂs authors said they were unsure whether to press ahead with the vote.
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With elections and economic woes, congressional approval of foreign trade accords will be an uphill battle.
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Russia is dragging its feet in talks on  joining the World Trade Organization and must get its act  together if it is to accede this year, a European Union  diplomat was quoted on Monday as saying.