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House Approves Trade Adjustment Assistance
After voting the wrong way on the Colombia Free Trade Agreement, the House of Representatives did the right thing by joining the Senate in extending trade adjustment assistance to workers hurt by foreign trade. The House voted 307-122 for TAA; the Senate approved the benefits last month.
Service workers, including high tech and customer service workers, also are eligible for financial support for job training and subsidies to be used for health insurance.