Ryan Hints GOP Planning Separate Votes On TPA, TAA; Defers To Rules Committee
House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) on Thursday (June 4) strongly hinted that the Republican leadership plans to hold separate votes on Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) and Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA), as sources have long expected, though he deferred to the House Rules Committee on the specifics of how that would be done. Asked during a press briefing whether there would be separate votes on TPA and TAA, Ryan said “our goal is to allow members to...