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House Energy and Commerce Names Paul Nagle Trade Subcommittee Counsel
March 17, 2014 by Brian Dabbs|Congress

The House Energy and Commerce leadership named Paul Nagle chief counsel for the Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade subcommittee, the committee said on March 14 in a press release. Nagle previously served as counsel to the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation committee, where he focused on consumer protection. Nagle replaces Gib Mullan, who is leaving for the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Senate Bill Would Extend Customs User Fees as Offsets
March 14, 2014 by Brian Dabbs|Congress

The Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2014, introduced on March 14 by a bipartisan group of senators, would extend certain customs user fees on commercial goods from September 2023 to September 2024 in order to offset the cost of providing unemployment insurance. The fees were originally designated in the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985.

Senators Urge Administration Resistance to Planned EU Cheese Import Restrictions
March 12, 2014 by Brian Dabbs|Congress

The Obama Administration should push back against European Union (EU) efforts to restrict U.S. cheese exports by mandating geographical indication (GI) regulations on imported cheese, said Sens. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., and Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. and others in a March 11 to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman. Through the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, the EU may attempt to impose restrictions on common cheese names, such as feta and Parmesan, by determining those cheeses must have particular geographic origins. “In the states that we represent, many small or medium-sized family owned farms and firms could have their business unfairly restricted by the EU's push to use geographical indications as a barrier to dairy trade and competition,” said the joint letter. “As we begin to engage in TTIP negotiations that are ultimately intended to bring about a better economic climate on both sides of the Atlantic by lowering barriers to trade, we strongly oppose the EU's gratuitous use of GIs as a protectionist measure.”

Levin, House Dems Introduce TAA Legislation to Extend Program Through 2020
March 10, 2014 by Brian Dabbs|Congress

The Trade Adjustment Assistance Act (TAA) of 2014, introduced on March 6, would provide a critical lifeline to those U.S. domestic workers adversely affected by trade, said the bill sponsors in a press release. Although portions of the existing TAA legislation remain in effect, the entirety of the law will expire by the end of 2014, said sponsor and House Ways and Means ranking member Sander Levin, D-Mich., along with several other House Democratic sponsors. “It is urgent that we reinstate the full TAA program for dislocated workers who are building new careers for themselves,” said Levin. “As we seek to fully benefit from globalization we must maintain structures that allow us to address its challenges for the workers and firms who are prepared to compete when they are given the tools to do so.” The legislation would provide training and support for U.S. manufacturing, service, farming, and fishing sector workers, said the joint release. The bill would extend the TAA program through 2020, according to the text (here). Many Democratic lawmakers in both the House and Senate have demanded TAA renewal in order to consider Trade Promotion Authority (see 14011013).

Arizona Lawmakers Push for CBP Officer Increase
March 6, 2014 by Brian Dabbs|Congress

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) should consider sending 500 of the additional 3,300 CBP officers approved in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 to Arizona, including the Mariposa port of entry (POE) in Nogales, said eight Arizona lawmakers in a March 4 letter to DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson. CBP recently interdicted a 20,000-pound shipment of marijuana through the Mariposa port, in an incident that demonstrates Mexican cartels' perception of weak border security, said the group of lawmakers that includes House Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere Chairman Matt Salmon, R-Ariz.

Wyden Names Finance Committee Leadership Team
March 5, 2014 by Brian Dabbs|Congress

Jayme White is taking over as Senate Finance Committee chief adviser for international competitiveness and innovation, Senate Finance Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced on March 4. White previously served on Wyden’s staff as a top adviser on international trade and legislative director. Keith Chu is also assuming the role of Finance committee spokesman for trade, energy and natural resources, Wyden announced. Wyden also named staff members for a number of other committee jurisdictions.