Telecom, Software Groups Urge Congress to Renew Trade Promotion Authority
The Telecommunications Industry Association “urged” Congress to renew Trade Promotion Authority this year, in a news release (here). “With 75 percent of the overall market for telecommunications equipment and related services located outside of the United States, a robust trade…
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policy agenda is critical to enhancing market access and avoiding trade restrictive policies in the global marketplace,” said TIA. “TPA renewal will send a strong signal to other negotiating parties on the priority the United States places on high-standard trade agreements that enhance trade liberalization and market access for U.S. industry.” TIA sent letters to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee, asking for TPA’s passage. The Software & Information Industry Association meanwhile sent a letter that day to 18 House Democrats, requesting their support for President Obama’s call for TPA. “SIIA shares President Obama’s view that TPA is necessary to set trade rules that will benefit American workers and companies for years to come,” said Mark MacCarthy, SIIA vice president-public policy, in the release. “TPA would encourage modern trade agreements that recognize this vital need, and that are crucial to our business and economic competitiveness.”