George Marshall testifying before a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing, June 1, 1948, on the European Recovery Program.    (Photo by James Whitmore/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images) Free trade is about more than economics. It’s a critical part of our foreign policy and national… Read more

A strong national security depends on trade, and the United States needs TPA to achieve it. That’s the message from a group of high-profile former military leaders. Seventeen retired generals, admirals, and secretaries of defense are offering their “strongest possible support” for trade promotion authority, citing the strategic imperative of pending trade agreements in the… Read more

  WASHINGTON — Today, House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Peter Roskam (R-IL) highlighted a new report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) that discovered over a ten-year period, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) repeatedly retained employees who willfully violated tax law and were guilty of other instances of misconduct.  In… Read more

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Opponents of free trade agreements are raising a stink about transparency in trade negotiations. But the truth is, if they really want to shed light on the negotiations, the best thing they can do is pass trade promotion authority (TPA). Our trading partners will make concessions and take down trade barriers to American products only if they trust that there will be discretion during the… Read more

For the first time in more than 15 years, more Americans say free trade helps rather than hurts our economy. That's the takeaway from a new poll out this morning. According to the NBC News-Wall Street Journal survey, the finding "is a turning point: it marks the first time in more than 15 years that a plurality of Americans said that free trade helped. The last time Americans had… Read more

By Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA) It's said that when the plan for the ancient city of Alexandria was presented to the great Alexander, his master builder pointed with pride to an ingenious way to honor the city’s namesake. All of the city’s water supply would be channeled to a great central fountain featuring a giant statue of Alexander, and then flow from it to the surrounding city.… Read more

“The U.S. pork industry, U.S. agriculture, indeed the entire U.S. economy needs TPA, and we need it soon.” That’s the message from one pork producer in Iowa. But it’s a message that is being amplified all across America's agricultural states. It isn’t just about a sector that recognizes the benefits of increased trade. It’s about people whose livelihoods depend on… Read more

WASHINGTON —This morning, on CBS's Face the Nation, Wisconsin’s First District Congressman and House Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) spoke with Bob Schieffer about getting beyond the violence in Baltimore and getting onto fixing the issues plaguing American cities. Congressman Ryan also made the case for… Read more

WASHINGTON — Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following statement on the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) report that says the IRS has taken action to stop targeting groups based on their names and policy positions: “This report shows that only effective oversight can prevent abusive behavior like we saw in the IRS… Read more