Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement as Russia becomes a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO).  In July, Camp, along with Ways and Means trade leaders, introduced legislation granting Russia permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) to ensure that U.S. employers, workers, farmers and ranchers benefit from Russia’s… Read more

(Remarks as Prepared) I urge passage of this legislation to strengthen trade and investment ties with Africa and the CAFTA-DR countries and support well-paying jobs in the United States..   The legislation also extends the President’s authority to impose the import ban on products from Burma for an additional three years, and reauthorizes the actual imposition of the import… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, the House passed a package of bipartisan trade legislation that: (1) extends the African Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA) third-country fabric provisions through 2015 and adds South Sudan as an eligible beneficiary country under AGOA; (2) implements non-controversial technical corrections and modifications to the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement after the Committee approved, by voice vote, H.R. 6156, the "Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal Act of 2012." “Russia’s ascension to the WTO will happen on August 22, giving our foreign competitors more access to the Russian market.  Today’s committee vote moves us one… Read more

Today, a bipartisan group of Governors sent a letter to President Obama and House and Senate Leaders expressing their support for permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) with Russia. Tomorrow, the Ways and Means Committee will markup legislation to establish PNTR with Russia. In the letter, the Governors stated: “From our perspective as Governors, we see the potential for each of our… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) along with Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI), Trade Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Jim McDermott (D-WA) announced they will introduce legislation granting permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) with Russia.  While a review of the Senate Finance Committee’s actual… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) along with Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI), Trade Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Jim McDermott (D-WA) introduced H.R. 6156, legislation granting permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) to Russia.  This legislation will ensure that U.S.… Read more

Washington, DC -  Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement in response to the Senate Finance Committee’s approval of legislation that grants Russia permanent normal trade relations.      “I welcome the news that the Finance Committee was able to pass bipartisan Russia PNTR legislation today and will carefully study… Read more

Seventy-three House Republican freshmen wrote to President Obama expressing their commitment to work with him to grant Russia permanent normal trade relations so that the United States can expand export opportunities and job growth.  Next month, Russia will join the World Trade Organization (WTO), and the United States must act quickly to take advantage of economic opportunities… Read more

Washington, DC - Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) today released the following statements in response to the Administration’s notification to Congress that the Administration intends to initiate negotiations with Canada as part of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations: Chairman Camp: “I am pleased that the… Read more