Baucus Pushes, House Yawns on Panama Deal

• By Jay Heflin
• CongressNow Staff
• May 18, 2009, Midnight

Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) will make his case for moving the long-stalled U.S.-Panama free-trade agreement at a Thursday hearing. But in the House, where Democratic leaders face a heavy lift to get the deal passed, Baucus’ arguments and those of other free-traders are not getting much attention.