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Photos from Congressional Delegation to Colombia

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Hank and several colleagues visited Colombia two weeks ago as part of an official Congressional delegation to prepare for the legislative debate surrounding the proposed U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA).

Hank opposes the deal due to President Bush's refusal to sign into law trade adjustment assistance for Americans threatened by international trade, the FTA's insufficient labor standards for Colombian workers, and the deal's potential effects on poor Afro-Colombians who may be driven off of their land as multinational companies seek to exploit Colombian natural resources.

Here are some photos from the trip.

ABOVE: Hank and his colleagues arrive in Colombia on a U.S. Air Force transport.

ABOVE: Hank and his colleagues meet Colombian children.

ABOVE: Hank meets Colombian flower farmers.

ABOVE: Hank discusses the FTA with his legislative director, Sean Foertsch.

ABOVE: Hank is interviewed on the plane.

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Full post as published by Hank Johnson's Blog on April 23, 2008 (boomark / email).