Following the Senate’s approval of pass trade promotion authority, it’s now in the hands of the House will now take up Trade Promotion Authority until it returns in June.
Senate Finance Chair Orrin Hatch says the bill will boost export opportunities for American farmers, ranchers and businesses.
As the leader of the global trading system, Hatch says the U.S. envisions a market that promotes American economic opportunity.
Several groups urge the House to pass TPA as well, including the National Pork Producers Council.
NPPC President Dr. Ron Prestage says the House needs to pass TPA so that one of the most significant regional trade deals ever can be concluded, the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Once TPA is approved Prestage says U.S. trade negotiators will have the leverage they need to close TPP negotiations and the U.S. pork industry needs TPP to continue growing exports.
