Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the Obama administration is committed to free trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama, according to AP. Clinton's comments Thursday came after Republican Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen asked why the administration is «doing nothing to pass» the agreements with the pro-American countries. Clinton told lawmakers that the administration wants to work with Congress and believes the accords are important. President Barack Obama has called for strengthened trade relations with the three countries. But his fellow Democrats have refused to act on the agreements signed by the Bush administration. They want human rights concerns in Colombia, and South Korean restrictions on U.S. autos, dealt with first.
