Ways & Means Committee leaders still think GSP, MTB can pass this year

Congress might still be able to pass legislation reauthorizing two key trade-preference programs this year, two House Ways & Means Committee leaders said this week, though the fate of other trade legislation remains murky. Ranking member Kevin Brady (R-TX) told reporters on Wednesday that if lawmakers can focus on reauthorizing the Generalized System of Preferences program and passing a new Miscellaneous Tariff Bill, a package could get through Congress this month. “Republicans in the House have embraced the bipartisan solutions...