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U.S. House will pass CAFTA tonight: DeLay
Wed Jul 27, 2005 11:10 AM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. House of Representative will approve a new free trade agreement with Central America late on Wednesday with the help of a few Democrats, House Majority Leader Tom DeLay said.

"It will be a tough vote but we'll pass CAFTA tonight," DeLay told reporters after a meeting between President Bush and House Republicans. "We will honor our commitments to the south, we will protect our national security and will do it all with very few Democrats."