Finance Committee Approves Cantwell Amendments to Trade Bills

Statement

Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance voted to adopt amendments sponsored by Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) to a package of trade bills passed by the committee. The amendments would increase resources for enforcement and enhance the collection of labor statistics.

"I think there is great economic opportunity outside the United States and I support Trade Promotion Authority," Cantwell said. "One of the questions we need to ask ourselves is - do agencies have the ability to enforce our trade deals and the resources they need to do the job. My amendments make a lot of long-needed improvements to our trade enforcement regime."

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