Ways & Means Committee Approves Fast Track on Partisan Vote
Ways & Means Committee approved the Fast Track trade authority bill on a near party line vote. 25-13. All Republicans on the committee plus two
Inside U.S. Trade: “Finance Approves Amended Fast-Track Bill, TAA Along With Preference, Enforcement Bills”
Updated: The Senate Finance Committee late Wednesday night (April 22) approved by a vote of 20-6 a bill that would extend Trade Promotion Authority
Sen Finance Committee Hearing Results on Fast Track and Amendments
The Senate Finance Committee held a long “executive session” yesterday, April 22, 2015, on the misguided “fast track” trade authority bill. There were many amendments.
Inside U.S. Trade: “Levin To Offer TPA Substitute Amendment Focused On TPP, With Backing From Pelosi”
House Ways & Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) has announced that he plans to offer a substitute amendment to a pending fast-track
Can American Manufacturing Be Saved: “What would be the Impact of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement?”
Last Thursday, Senators Hatch, Wyden, and Ryan introduced “The Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015,” which is the Trade Promotion Authority
Politico Pro: ” Ryan: Trade bills to see floor action in early May”
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan said legislation to renew trade promotion authority and other trade bills could reach both the House
Can Congress Rescind Fast Track after Passing TPA? No.
(Wonk Alert) This week I’ve heard some congressional staff erroneously claim that Congress can rescind fast track procedures if the Obama administration fails to
Inside U.S. Trade: “Lew Says Enforceable Currency Rules Could Sink TPP, Former Secretaries Weigh In”
On the eve of a Finance Committee markup, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Tuesday (April 21) told the sponsors of the pending Trade Promotion
The Hill: “Dick Morris: TPP = Mass immigration”
Under the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a proposed free-trade agreement, Congress could lose the power to control immigration policy. We could find ourselves back in
The Hill: “Obama’s new trade deal represents massive executive overreach”
President Obama has a deal for America, two in fact: Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). TPA, or “fast track,” would
