Congress Likely Lacks Time to Pass TPA Legislation in 2013, Says Camp
The three House legislative calendar days remaining in 2013 will likely be insufficient time to pass Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) legislation, said House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp, R-Mich, in a Dec. 10 statement. “Given the considerable bipartisan…
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and bicameral progress that has been made on that front, I expect we will be in a position to do so early next year if we have the Administration’s active participation,” said Camp. Moreover, the U.S. and other Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) participant nations have achieved “positive” progress in closing a deal, but officials must still come to consensus on outstanding issues, said Camp. Following the conclusion of the Singapore summit, TPP ministers and heads of delegation said on Dec. 10 negotiations will resume in 2014 (see 13121017). “There are long-standing issues that need to be resolved, like access for U.S. automakers and farmers, and we should take the time to get this agreement right,” said Camp.