Thursday, April 10, 2008

the “Hugo Chavez rule”

Over vehement Republican protests, the House voted Thursday to delay indefinitely its consideration of a Colombia free-trade agreement opposed by most Democrats.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi , D-Calif., triggered the delay with an amendment to House rules after President Bush ignored her advice and sent Congress the implementing legislation for the trade deal Tuesday. The rules change was adopted by a largely party-line vote of 224-195.

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