Word: amendment
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...trumpet NAFTA's successes as he tries to extend the free trade agreement to all of Latin America by 2005. The President wants Congressional renewal of his "fast-track" authority, which gives Congress the power only to vote yes or no on trade pacts, with no chance to amend them. It will be a tough sell. Although the Administration can show positive numbers from the agreement -- NAFTA-generated trade among the U.S., Mexico and Canada reached a record $420 billion last year -- Congressional opponents led by Richard Gephardt counter by citing 118,000 U.S. jobs lost to cheaper Mexican labor...
...Amend it and then approve...
...Committee has stated that "constraints on choice should be sufficiently flexible to take account of the varied interests and capacities of both students and faculty." The current Core does not respect these varied "capacities," and neither would the Core as the CRC intends to amend...
...workers to choose between time off and pay for overtime. The legislation, considered by most Democrats and unions as potentially harmful to workers' rights, narrowly won House ratification by a 222-210 vote with 13 Democrats joining Republicans. If the bill passes the next legislative hurdles, it would effectively amend an existing labor law and give private employees a right many public workers have had since 1938. Under the legislation, each hour of overtime worked would equal 1/1/2 hours of paid time off with regular pay. Employees would have to consent to the comp time option and employers would have...
Rawlins' plan also would amend the council's constitution to guarantee that five percent of its budget be reserved for block grants to house committees...