Senate Finance to hold trade hearing, but Wyden says it is premature
February 20, 2015 |02:10 PM
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, said today he will convene a hearing on “Congress and U.S. tariff policy” next Thursday.
The hearing will take place at 10 a.m. in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
But a spokesman for Senate Finance Committee ranking member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said “Today’s hearing announcement is premature.”
“There is no agreement on trade promotion authority, or other aspects of the legislative trade agenda more broadly,” Wyden spokesman Keith Chu said in a statement.
“Sen. Wyden is continuing to fight for more transparency, more oversight and provisions to ensure American workers come first in our trade policy.”
The hearing will take place at 10 a.m. in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
But a spokesman for Senate Finance Committee ranking member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said “Today’s hearing announcement is premature.”
“There is no agreement on trade promotion authority, or other aspects of the legislative trade agenda more broadly,” Wyden spokesman Keith Chu said in a statement.
“Sen. Wyden is continuing to fight for more transparency, more oversight and provisions to ensure American workers come first in our trade policy.”
