The business council says it is also time for start work on setting a timeline for establishing an APEC free trade agreement.

VOA: standard.2009.11.11

But recent statements by House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer have led some political observers to suggest that the White House and congressional Democrats may not be operating on the same timeline.

VOA: standard.2010.03.10

"I am confident and hopeful that he will now - getting this clear message from both the House and Senate on the appropriations bill - begin to rethink the appropriateness of an arbitrary timeline for the closing of Guantanamo,"

VOA: standard.2009.05.20

"What we expect to see come out of the summit is a communiqu with an action plan, a specific timeline with very particular benchmarks that are measurable on how to secure and lockdown these vulnerable nuclear materials."

VOA: standard.2010.04.06

"As far as I can tell, everything remains on track for action to be taken with regards to the closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility according to the timeline proscribed by the president in the executive order."

VOA: standard.2009.05.20