Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) issued the following statements in reaction to the announcement that 12 Republican Senators have sent a letter to President Obama indicating that they will act on a standalone Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) compromise negotiated and agreed upon by the House,… Read more

A recent publication by Third Way highlights the stories of ten iconic American products and services and shows how passing the pending trade agreements with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea can help consumers abroad “buy American” by reducing foreign barriers to American exports on everything from medical devices to French fries.   Excerpts from the report include: … Read more

As the Wall Street Journal noted today, the recent implementation of the South Korea-EU trade agreement is having an immediate and positive impact on both countries.  In the days following implementation of the agreement: 1.    EU exports to South Korea increased by 16 percent 2.    South Korea's exports to the EU increased 17.4 percent So,… Read more

Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) issued the following statements today after Mexico suspended half of the tariffs that it had imposed against U.S. products in retaliation for our longstanding dispute over cross-border trucking, which was resolved in a bilateral agreement reached on June 6.    Chairman Camp stated:… Read more

Washington, DC - Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) today delivered opening remarks at the Committee on Ways and Means Non-Markup of the Pending Trade Agreements with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea.  Below are excerpts, followed by the full remarks. We Must Act Now "Despite questions about how the House, Senate and Administration proceed on TAA, one thing is perfectly… Read more

I’m excited to be here today.  For four years, I have argued that we must move forward with these three pending agreements but, until recently, saw little or no progress toward that goal.  The Committee held five hearings in which we heard about the job-creating benefits of these three agreements, including a series of three trade subcommittee hearings I chaired on each of the… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, the Committee on Ways and Means held a non-markup of the three long-pending trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea to relay the views of the Committee to the Administration before the trade agreements and implementing bills are formally submitted to Congress. Following the non-markup, Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Kevin… Read more

Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement in reaction to the announcement that the Senate Finance Committee will proceed this week with a mock mark up of legislation implementing the three pending trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea, and that Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) has decided to package Trade Adjustment… Read more

Yesterday, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce unveiled www.TradeSupportsJobs.com, a website highlighting U.S. exports and the jobs they create for all 50 states and all 435 Congressional Districts, reinforcing the need to act now on the pending trade agreements with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea.  Passing the pending trade agreements is a… Read more

Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) issued the following statements today after the Administration announced that Colombia had complied with all elements of the Action Plan Related to Labor Rights that were due by June 15, 2011: Chairman Camp stated:  “Colombia has again met its commitments, and it is time for the U.S. to… Read more