No vote until the public and House and Congress get to read it for a Month or More! Dave Salmonsen, senior director of congressional relations at the American Farm Bureau Federation, said the president’s recent call for passage of Trade Promotion Authority is positive for passage in 2015, and he expects Congress to take up a bill early next year. TPA gives the President the ability to take any finalized trade deal to Congress for just an up or down vote. Vetter said TPA is “critical to getting a trade deal across the finish line.” It allows negotiating partners to understand that whatever deal is agreed upon will be the one put into final action. Leaders in the House and Senate have made strong commitments to advancing the legislation. She reported the administration is working very closely with both houses of Congress in a bipartisan fashion in hopes to move forward on TPA “early next year.” Salmonsen added that technically TPA is a revenue bill, so will have to pass the House first. He expects the Senate could hold its own hearing prior to the House advancing a bill though.farmfutures/blogs-tide-changing-tpp-negotiations-9315
Posted on: Fri, 26 Dec 2014 20:47:43 +0000