Hatch Says Customs, Preferences Bills Likely On Hold Pending TPA Fix
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) said Tuesday (June 16) that efforts in Congress to finalize a customs and enforcement bill and legislation to renew three U.S. trade preferences programs appear to be on hold until congressional leaders figure out how to advance Trade Promotion Authority (TPA). “Looks like it to me, but we'll see,” Hatch told reporters, when asked whether customs and preferences bills were effectively stalled until the TPA issue is resolved. The House passed the preferences...