Most Colombian exports enter the United States (do the) duty free, but the 9,000 U.S. businesses selling goods and services in Colombia still face stiff tariffs. That’s why President Bush says it’s time for congress to pass a free trade agreement with Colombia.

       “Their goods are not taxed. Our goods are, it seems unfair to me and people of congress should understand how unfair (this) it is to the workers in their districts or the farmers in their districts, or the people working hard for a living in their districts(. It can’t pound) who count upon selling goods overseas.”

       The president says the free trade agreement has (not) enough support(ed) in the House of Representatives to pass, but House speaker N has delayed that vote until after November’s presidential and legislative elections. N says President Bush should do more to help American workers hurt by the economic slowdown before congress passes another trade agreement.

       Some congressional democrats are also raising concerns about Columbia’s human rights record and its past repression of trade unionists.

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duty，关税，昨天才学就忘了TT。小词：stiff，duty，count upon，tariff。