Customs Bill Should Come Ahead of TPP Consideration, Says Rep. Barletta
Congress should finish its work on customs reauthorization legislation before it even considers the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement (see 1510050020), said Rep. Lou Barletta, R-Pa., in a statement (here). “We achieved real victories for American jobs in the Customs Bill…
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that must be made permanent before we vote on the trade agreement," he said. Barletta touted antidumping enforcement provisions in the bill. "For too long, these countries have avoided penalties by shipping a product through another country and switching the label," he said. "Up to now, the American referees in the trade arena haven’t been enforcing all the penalties for the fouls committed by foreign countries. Until those protections for American workers are in place, Congress should not even vote on the Trans-Pacific Partnership.” Congress is still in the process of putting together a conference to resolve differences between customs reauthorization legislation passed by each chamber (see 1507070066).