Finance Postpones TPA Placeholder Hearing; Hatch, Wyden Still At Odds On Bill
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) has opted to postpone indefinitely a hearing on the trade agenda slated for Thursday (Feb. 26) that was intended as a placeholder for a hearing on a Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) bill he had hoped to unveil this week. But Hatch was unable to reach an agreement with Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) on the legislation in time for the hearing. Hatch publicly blamed the postponement on Wyden, who had previously called the...