A few minutes ago, the Senate invoked cloture on the trade preferences bill by a vote of 76-22. (The image shows 77-23, but two Senators must’ve switched to “not voting” at the last minute). Before voting, Senate leaders reached an agreement that if cloture was invoked, “all post cloture timed be considered expired.” W...
Continue readingThis morning, the Coalition for GSP joined with 660 organizations to send a letter urging all members of Congress to support passage of the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 included in H.R. 1295. The 661 organizations included 28 associations and 633 companies. The companies are headquartered in 46 states, 290 congressional districts, and th...
Continue readingBusy week on trade as we noted yesterday. The Senate invoked cloture on the TPA bill just a moment ago, which sets up a final vote on TPA later tonight or tomorrow – and then a cloture vote on the GSP/preferences bill tomorrow. Given the short time frame, it’s crucial that GSP importers contact their...
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