Ways & Means to determine trade panel's leadership next week

The House Ways & Means Committee will elect its trade subcommittee leadership next week, several members told Inside U.S. Trade on Thursday. Democratic Reps. Earl Blumenauer (OR) and Bill Pascrell (NJ) are vying for the chairmanship of the trade panel as the new Congress takes shape. Blumenauer on Thursday said he would throw his hat into the ring “when it’s my turn,” adding that leadership decisions would be made sometime next week. Pascrell has also said he wants...