Ways and Means Republicans Vow to Oppose TPP Without TPA Enactment
House Ways and Means Committee Republicans reiterated in a July 17 letter a call to pass Trade Promotion Authority prior to the completion of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations, even if agreement among TPP partners is struck only in principle. The…
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letter, submitted to U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman, echoes statements made by House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp, R-Mich., in June at an event hosted by the Global Business Dialogue (see 14062002). “We were surprised when the president recently announced an ambitious timeline for completing the TPP negotiations, potentially by November, without mentioning how he would ensure the enactment into law of Trade Promotion Authority before concluding TPP negotiations,” said the letter, signed by all committee Republicans. “TPA must be enacted into law before the president completes TPP.” President Barack Obama is targeting November to close the TPP deal after consulting with Congress, he said in June. He will go on another Asia tour that month (see 14062318).