“TPA has a long and honorable history of conservative support,” writes Iain Murray at National Review. And that support is only growing, as conservatives across the country are throwing their weight behind the Trade Priorities and Accountability Act. Just last week, Americans for Tax Reform and 19 other conservative groups signed a letter in support of TPA. “TPA is a necessary step to get Congress moving on a long-stalled trade agenda,” the letter said. “Without it, there is little hope that thi... Read more

This morning, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) spoke to Bill Bennett on his show Morning in America. Chairman Ryan discussed the imperative of expanding American trade with other countries and the way TPA holds the president accountable throughout trade negotiations. Excerpts of his appearance are below, and audio of the entire conversation can be found here. On the importance of trade agreements: "The reason we need trade agreements with other countries is two-fold. Nine... Read more

WASHINGTON — In this week's Republican Address, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) discusses advancing America's trade agenda with more accountability and transparency by establishing trade promotion authority. The address concludes a busy week, during which the Trade Priorities and Accountability Act was successfully passed by the committee and sent to the full House of Representatives. The full text of the Chairman's address is available below. The video is available to v... Read more

This week, the House Ways & Means Committee approved H.R. 1890, the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act (TPA), legislation strengthening the nation’s ability to secure the best trade agreements for our workers and our economy. Read the bill here, and check out this top 10 list of things TPA is and isn’t about: 1. TPA is about more jobs and better pay. Trade supports more than 1 in 5 American jobs, and manufacturing jobs tied to trade pay 16 percent more. This plan w... Read more

The House Ways and Means Committee had a busy week, promoting America's trade agenda, advancing important new trade promotion authority (TPA) legislation, and holding the IRS accountable for the harm it caused taxpayers this tax-filing season. And the Committee finally returned to its historic hearing room in the Longworth Building after a months-long renovation. The week began with a blizzard of editorials and statements of support for the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountab... Read more

WASHINGTON — Today, the House Ways and Means Committee favorably voted to send important trade legislation, the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act, to the full House of Representatives. The legislation passed the Committee on a 25-13 vote, with two Democrats joining all Committee Republicans in support. Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) released the following statement. "Today we took an important step toward a healthier economy and stronger American leadership in... Read more

WASHINGTON — Today, Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Chairman Pat Tiberi (R-OH), along with co-sponsors Rep. Charles Boustany (R-LA) and Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX), announced the introduction of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (H.R. 1907). Among its provisions, the legislation includes Rep. Boustany's PROTECT Act. Upon its introduction, Chairman Tiberi said: “I am pleased to introduce legislation that will modernize, strengthen and streamline trade enforcement and facilita... Read more

WASHINGTON — Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) delivered the following opening statement during a markup of important trade legislation, including the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015. "So, TPA. As we all know, trade promotion authority is a process for negotiating and considering trade deals. Some people wonder why we care about this process so much. But that’s because only a good process will get us a good result. "We're negotiati... Read more

Today, Ways and Means Human Resources Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany (R-LA) announced that the subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, “Next Steps for Welfare Reform: Ideas to Improve Temporary Assistance for Needy Families to Help More Families Find Work and Escape Poverty.” The hearing will take place at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 30, in room 1100 of the Longworth House Office Building. In view of the limited time available, oral testimony at this hearing will be from invited witne... Read more

Wall Street Journal op-ed “[W]e strongly urge our colleagues in Congress to vote for trade-promotion authority." The United States is making headway on two historic trade agreements, one with 11 countries on the Pacific Rim and another with America’s friends in Europe. These two agreements alone would mean greater access to a billion customers for American manufacturers, farmers and ranchers. But before the U.S. can complete the agreements, Congress needs to strengthen the country’s bargaining p... Read more