Chamber President Says TPA Equips Congress with Tools to Lead on Trade Policy
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and Chief Executive Officer Tom Donohue praised the merits of The Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 in his testimony before the Finance Committee during a hearing on trade policy and called on Congress to swiftly approve the measure, which renews Trade Promotion Authority […]
A Trade Bill to Keep Congress in the Driver’s Seat
This week, the Senate Finance Committee will consider the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (TPA-2015), bipartisan, bicameral legislation to renew Trade Promotion Authority (TPA). To help America bring home the strongest possible trade agreements that will boost American exports and benefit American workers, farmers, ranchers, and job creators, this legislation keeps […]
Hatch-Wyden Bill Promotes Trade Facilitation; Bolsters U.S. Trade Enforcement
WASHINGTON – Today, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) announced bipartisan trade legislation to strengthen trade enforcement efforts at the border and to streamline legal trade in goods. The Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 modernizes Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to buttress enforcement of trade […]
Conservatives Back Tool that Restores Congressional Oversight of Trade Deals
Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) is not a trade agreement. Instead, it is a tool that gives Congress the power to lay out objectives that any Administration – Republican or Democrat – must meet in trade agreements. Right now, the Administration can negotiate a trade agreement on their own terms without clear direction from Congress. That […]
Hatch Statement at Finance Hearing on Trade Promotion Authority
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today delivered the following opening statement at a committee hearing on trade priorities and The Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015: I’d like to welcome everyone to the continuation of our hearing on Congress and U.S. Tariff Policy. Today, we have a […]
Congressional Consultation is a TPA Cornerstone
Right now, any administration – Republican or Democrat – can negotiate a trade agreement on their own terms without clear direction from Congress. That would change with TPA. The Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 establishes strict rules and negotiating objectives that any administration must follow when entering into and conducting trade […]
Widespread Support For Trade Promotion Authority: Administrations Past and Present
The Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 will renew Trade Promotion Authority to help bring home high standard international trade agreements what will boost American exports and benefit American workers, farmers, ranchers, and job creators. Administrations: Past and Present Agree: Bipartisan Former Chairs of the President’s Council on Economic Advisors Ten Former […]
Widespread Support For Trade Promotional Authority: Agriculture Community
The Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 will renew Trade Promotion Authority to help bring home high standard international trade agreements what will boost American exports and benefit American workers, farmers, ranchers, and job creators. The Agriculture Community Agrees Farm Bureau American Feed Industry Association American Enterprise Institute Archer Daniels Midland Company […]
A Robust Trade Agenda to Help Move America Forward
Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Paves Way for In Depth Review of Trans-Pacific Partnership Sought by Republican and Democrat Administrations for decades, Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) has been essential to negotiating and implementing high-standard trade agreements which have benefited American workers, farmers, ranchers, and businesses with higher paying jobs, greater economic opportunity, and increased access for […]
Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015
Top-Line Talking Points Ninety-five percent of the world’s consumers live outside the United States. To have a healthy economy, the United States must engage with other nations through trade. Congressional approval of legislation to renew Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) is critical to America’s ability to sell U.S. products and services across the globe. TPA empowers […]