Sen. Brown to Vote 'Yes' on Trade Preference/TAA Package, Says Spokeswoman
Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, a Finance Committee member and one of the fiercest trade critics in the Senate, aims to support the trade preferences package in a vote expected this week, said a spokeswoman for Brown on June 22. The…
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package now includes Trade Adjustment Assistance and a trade remedy bill, on top of renewals for the African Growth and Opportunity Act, the Generalized System of Preferences and two Haiti tariff preference level programs. Brown floated the trade remedy bill, named the Leveling the Playing Field Act, in April (see 1504080013). The legislation is designed to strengthen antidumping enforcement. "Senator Brown intends to support the trade preferences package with or without his Leveling the Playing Field act included," said the spokeswoman. "He’s always preferred putting assistance for American workers ahead of fast tracking trade deals that could cost jobs."