Washington, DC - Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) issued the following statements in reaction to the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement entering into force today. Chairman Camp stated:  “Today’s entry into force is cause for celebration.  I appreciate and applaud the significant effort by the administrations… Read more

American Apparel & Footwear Association Two years ago we had the privilege to sit in the White House while President Obama signed into law the United States Manufacturing Enhancement Act of 2010.  That important legislation temporarily eliminated or reduced import tariffs on a range of products that are no longer made in the United States.  That legislation carried on… Read more

Those of us who view import tariffs as distortive taxes on consumption and production tend to find merit in any effort to reduce them. That’s why Senator Jim DeMint’s opposition to the perennial import duty suspension process known as the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) seems a bit misplaced. DeMint has – according to Cato’s Congressional Trade Votes database – a glowing record of… Read more

Washington, DC -  Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI), along with all Republican members of the Ways and Means Committee, sent a letter to the Administration today about the upcoming meeting of the U.S.-China Strategic & Economic Dialogue (S&ED).  The letter highlights key priorities for these meetings, including the need to address long-standing and specific… Read more

Good morning, and thank you Ambassador Barshefsky for the kind introduction.  Let me return the compliment by saying that your tenure as U.S. Trade Representative was marked by admirable bipartisanship, and you laid the groundwork for much of our recent accomplishments on trade policy.   I would also like to thank all of you for being here and CSIS for hosting me this… Read more

The article “Freshman: Bring back earmarks” (POLITICO, April 23) inaccurately characterizes the miscellaneous tariff bill process and its classification as an earmark. The MTB is actually a bipartisan jobs bill that will prevent a tax increase on manufacturers in the U.S. and help us compete with our global… Read more

Dear Colleague, On March 30, we announced the commencement of the 112th Congress Ways and Means Committee Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) process and invited Members to introduce temporary miscellaneous tariff bills by Monday, April 30, 2012, for consideration for inclusion in the MTB legislation.  Due to the overwhelming Member interest in participating in our process, we would… Read more

Washington, DC - Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement today after the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and the State Department released on Friday a revised model for U.S. bilateral investment treaties (BITs).  This ends the Administration’s long-paralyzed review of the prior model, which President Obama ordered three years ago.  Since… Read more

Washington, DC – Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) made the following statement today in support of the letter initiated by Ways and Means Member Tom Reed (R-NY) and signed by 65 House freshmen Members in support of the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) process: "The letter championed by Congressman Reed and signed by these 65… Read more

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, 65 Republican freshmen members of the U.S. House of Representatives, led by Cong. Tom Reed (R-NY), sent a letter to House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) supporting the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) process initiated by the Committee on Ways and Means.  A copy of the freshman letter can be found at… Read more