USTR Froman to Testify on Trade Agenda at House Ways and Means, Senate Finance Committee
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Michael Froman will testify before the House Ways and Means committee on April 3 at 9:30 a.m., Chairman Dave Camp, R-Mich., announced on March 27. Froman will then testify before the Senate Finance committee at 2:00…
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p.m. on the same day, said the Finance committee. Ways and Means Chairman Camp intends to address pending trade pacts, along with the Trade Promotion Authority bill, according to a committee press release. The legislation continues to be hampered by Democratic opposition in both the House and Senate (see 14032429). The hearing will also focus on trade enforcement priorities, the committee said. “We have the opportunity to complete new trade agreements, including the Trans-Pacific Partnership, negotiations with the European Union, as well as the Trade in Services Agreement negotiations and other important trade initiatives,” said Camp. “However, trade promotion authority is essential to concluding all of these efforts, and our bipartisan, bicameral bill empowers Congress and provides important direction from Congress to get these agreements done right. I call on the President to actively engage to secure broad bipartisan support for this bill.”