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Representative Asks for IPR to be Addressed in TPP Talks
March 2, 2011 by Cindy Arevalo|Congress

During a House Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on March 1, 2011, Representative Manzullo (R) urged Secretary of State Clinton and others in the Administration to demand strong intellectual property protections in the multilateral trade agreement the U.S. is negotiating with several Asia-Pacific nations (i.e., the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement).

FMC Chairman Testifies to House Subcommittee on FY 2012 Budget
March 2, 2011 by Kelly Sly|Congress

The Federal Maritime Commission has posted Chairman Lidinsky's testimony before the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, in which he presents the President’s $26,265,000 fiscal year 2012 budget for the FMC (an increase of $2,130,000 over the enacted FY 2010 appropriation).

Ways & Means Dems Say FTAs Should Not Hold Up Trade Agenda
March 2, 2011 by Cindy Arevalo|Congress

On March 1, 2011, House Ways and Means Ranking Member Levin (D) and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member McDermott (D) issued a statement criticizing the Republicans for "holding up the trade agenda." According to Levin, the Administration’s implementation language for the South Korea FTA is nearly complete and it should be sent to the Congress promptly.

Camp, Brady Say President's Trade Agenda Fails to Outline Plan for Colombia, Panama FTAs
March 2, 2011 by Cindy Arevalo|Congress

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Camp (R) and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Brady (R) issued a response to the issuance of the President’s 2011 Trade Policy Agenda. The Chairmen expressed disappointment that the President’s Agenda failed to lay out a concrete plan for advancing the pending trade agreements with Colombia and Panama and urged the President to take the lead on Panama and Colombia, as he did on South Korea. Both Camp and Brady reiterated their calls for the Administration to submit all three pending FTAs by July 1, 2011.

67 Freshman Representatives Urge President to Act on Three Pending FTAs
March 2, 2011 by Cindy Arevalo|Congress

On March 1, 2011, 67 House freshman Members sent a letter to the President urging the enactment of the three pending free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea. The Representatives state that they are committed to working with the President to develop a comprehensive trade agenda and believe that the first step in that process is to move forward with the pending FTAs without delay.