Western Growers and the Colorado Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association (CFVGA) issued a joint statement last week applauding the introduction of legislation aimed at minimizing economic harm at ports due to labor disputes. Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN), introduced the Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments (PORTS) Act on June ...
Today, the House approved a procedural motion that paves the way for consideration tomorrow of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) legislation, along with several other trade related measures. Earlier in the day, Congressman Sam Farr (D-CA) publicly announced his support for TPA, Western Growers thanks him for stepping out in support of this critical vote. The ...
On Friday, June 12th, the House held a series of trade related votes, including a measure to advance Trade Promotion Authority (TPA). While the Senate had passed TPA along with Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) in a single bill, the political dynamics in the House would not have allowed for that combined package to garner 218 ...
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives was able to advance Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) by a vote of 218-208. The Senate will likely consider the stand alone TPA measure next week and will also take up Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) legislation separately from TPA. This new strategy to split the two issues will require maintaining ...
Yesterday, by a vote of 60 to 38, the Senate passed legislation renewing Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) for the Obama administration. With the Senate’s action, the legislation will now go to the president, who is expected to sign the bill in the days ahead. The vote follows the strong bi-partisan support this legislation garnered in ...
Over the past month, there has been a very public and heated debate over the future of trade policy in the United States. On the one hand, you have those who see an increasingly globalized economy and want to see the United States engaged in negotiating the future of international trade rules and the elimination ...