Congress Tells Bush: 'Stop the Closed-Door Diplomacy and Allow Legislative Oversight', 4-21-08

WASHINGTON, April 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The House of
Representatives sent a letter to President Bush this week advising him to
stop all plans to advance the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) of
North America until there has been full congressional oversight. The
letter, which was authored by Reps. Raul M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Marcy
Kaptur (D-OH), is brief and simply states that the U.S. Congress "objects
to a process that permits the executives of the respective countries to
bypass constitutionally mandated review" and that all SPP negotiations
should be halted until the details of this closed-door diplomacy "are made
transparent and proper legislative oversight is established." The letter
reached President Bush on the eve of the fourth North American summit,
which will be held in New Orleans on April 21st and 22nd.

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