The White House has urged the swift ratification of three pending free trade agreements, including one with South Korea.

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters on Tuesday that the Obama administration believes that Congress needs to move on the three pacts because “they are job creators in America.”

Carney said Washington “feels very good about the progress that has been made on the Colombian trade agreement and the Panamanian trade agreement,” citing that an agreement has been reached on an action plan outlining steps that the Colombian government needs to take on labor issues.

He then stressed that the U.S. has long had agreements with South Korea and Panama regarding free trade.

The Republican Party has been calling for progress in U.S. trade deals with Panama and Colombia and has opposed the agreement with South Korea from being ratified separately with the two other pacts.