Senator Baucus Endorses Trade Promotion Authority
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., welcomed on July 30 an administration request for Trade Promotion Authority (TPA). According to a Finance Committee press release, Senator Baucus aims to push TPA passage in conjunction with Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA).…
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The Senator co-sponsored a TAA bill that was introduced in the Finance Committee last week (see 13072513). “Trade supports good-paying jobs, and boosting our exports creates new opportunities for America’s farmers, ranchers, businesses and workers," said Baucus in the release. "Trade Promotion Authority and Trade Adjustment Assistance are two sides of the same coin, and together they make trade work. Passing both is critical to America’s trade agenda.”