As you probably know, GSP renewal legislation has passed the Senate and then the House. However, since the House bill differed from the Senate-passed one, the Senate must vote again. Further complicating matters is a new plan for the Senate to make additional changes that will require yet another House vote – and a lot...
Continue readingEarlier this afternoon, the House voted 397-32 in favor of H.R. 1295, which included the GSP renewal provisions previously passed by the Senate. (UPDATE: here is how everyone voted.) Thank you again to everyone that made calls, sent emails, tweeted, etc in advance of today’s vote! While the core GSP provisions are the same, there...
Continue readingThis morning, House Republican leaders announced that they expect the House to vote on GSP later today (and tomorrow on the other trade bills). Debate will start at 12:00PM, and votes are expected later in the afternoon. We need everyone to make one last round of calls to your Representative to “urge support for HR...
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