House Narrowly Approves DR-CAFTA
By a vote of 217-215, the House of Representatives early this morning narrowly passed H.R. 3045, the implementing legislation for the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA). The vote lasted more than one hour as the House leadership rounded up votes. The USTR's statement on the vote can be found here. The Senate approved DR-CAFTA last month 54-45, and it now goes to the president for his signature.