Brady Says Members of Both Parties in Early Stages of Negotiations on GSP/MTB
Rep. Kevin Brady, the top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee, continues to argue that passing the same trade preferences bill that passed the Senate as part of its China package is the best way to get the…
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programs renewed quickly. Brady, of Texas, who spoke to reporters July 20, said that the Senate version of the Generalized System of Preferences benefits program and the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill is practical reform. In contrast, he called Trade Subcommitee Chairman Earl Blumenauer's bill ideological, and said it would lead to fewer countries qualifying for GSP. "Am I hopeful that we can bridge the gap? I am. We’ve begun discussions with Ways and Means Democrats on these issues," he said, in response to a question from International Trade Today. "They are in early stages." He said that there are members from both parties on the committee in the talks, along with Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass.