Lawmakers assess TAA challenges, improvements ahead of expiration

The House Ways & Means trade subcommittee on Thursday pressed a panel of witnesses on what might happen if the Trade Adjustment Assistance program expired this summer, as well as possible ways to improve its efficacy. During a hearing on opportunities presented by the program’s possible reauthorization, Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), who chairs the panel, asked about the impact on workers if the program ended. It will expire by July 1 if it is not reauthorized. President Biden and his...