Ways and Means Chairman and Finance Leaders Strike TPA Deal
The Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee Dave Camp, R-Mich., reached agreement with Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., and ranking member Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, on Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) legislation, said a Ways and Means spokeswoman on…
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Dec. 17. “I would expect you will see a bipartisan, bicameral TPA bill as soon as Congress returns in January,” said the Ways and Means spokeswoman. “It will be one of the first items on their agenda.” The spokeswoman declined to comment on suggestions of inclusion of new provisions in legislation, such as language that address currency manipulations. “TPA is moving forward,” said another person close to the negotiations, corroborating the January target. “The challenge has been time. They simply ran out of time on the calendar.” The House went into recess on Dec. 13. The House went into recess on Dec. 13. House Ways and Means ranking member Sander Levin, D-Mich., has not signed on to the deal, according to Congressional staffers. Levin’s office did not immediately respond for comment.