International trade issues were a focus during the Western Growers board fly-in last week, and activity in DC this week sees trade as a significant issue on several fronts. Trade Promotion Authority This week the Senate continues consideration of legislation to renew the president’s Trade Promotion Authority. After completing consideration of several amendments, the Senate ...
Today, the Senate moved another step closer to passing Trade Promotion Authority Legislation as Senators voted 62-38 this morning to invoke cloture. This vote limits remaining debate on the legislation and is an important hurdle cleared in leading to a vote on final passage by Friday evening. In today’s vote, Western Growers home state Senators ...