Trade
As we’ve noted many times, free trade is fundamentally about lowering trade barriers. Quite often that means lowering or eliminating…
Read More (House-Passed Trade Bills Would Lower Taxes)Amid all the confusion of what exactly happened last week, two things are clear: Democrats deserted their president, and the…
Read More (219: Republicans Put TPA over the Top)WASHINGTON – This morning on Fox News Sunday, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) reiterated the importance of…
Read More (Paul Ryan: “The President has a lot of work to do”)Washington Examiner op-ed, by Rep. Paul Ryan The House of Representatives will vote Friday on a bill to establish what’s…
Read More (Ryan Op-Ed: Voting ‘Yes’ on Trade Won’t Give Obama Carte Blanche)By The Wall Street Journal editorial board The House vote on trade-promotion authority scheduled for Friday is a key political…
Read More (WSJ Editorial: The Return of Growth Economics)Remarks as Prepared for Delivery WASHINGTON — Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) delivered the following…
Read More (Ryan Floor Statement: ‘TPA Puts Congress in the Driver’s Seat’)WASHINGTON —This morning, shortly before the House vote on trade promotion authority (TPA) legislation, House Ways and Means Chairman Paul…
Read More (Ryan on CNBC: The Question Is Whether Democrats Will Support Their President)WASHINGTON — House Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) made the following comments at a media availability today, shortly…
Read More (Ryan: “This isn’t over yet”)Tomorrow, the House is scheduled to vote on a series of important trade bills, like trade promotion authority (TPA), that…
Read More (More Ways and Means Members Make the Case for #TPA4USJobs)By George F. Will, Washington Post op-ed Before presidential politics—the game of getting to 270 electoral votes—completely eclipses governing, there…
Read More (George Will: Ignore Obama and Vote for Trade Promotion Authority)