WASHINGTON — This morning, Wisconsin Congressman and House Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) joined Steve Inskeep of National Public Radio’s Morning Edition to discuss the importance of Trade Promotion Authority and why it’s critical to getting future trade agreements. The interview is available

As we’ve noted many times, free trade is fundamentally about lowering trade barriers. Quite often that means lowering or eliminating tariffs on goods and services, which are little more than taxes. Hence, a major component of free trade is lower taxes. That’s one reason

Amid all the confusion of what exactly happened last week, two things are clear: Democrats deserted their president, and the House passed trade promotion authority, or TPA, legislation on Friday with broad bipartisan support. Though the work is not over yet, the chaos among House Democrats and the cooperation among ...

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WASHINGTON — House Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) made the following comments at a media availability today, shortly after the House voted in a bipartisan way to pass Trade Promotion Authority. "I am very proud of the House Republican caucus, and I am also very proud and thankful for those pro-trade Democrats. America is being ...

WASHINGTON —This morning, shortly before the House vote on trade promotion authority (TPA) legislation, ...

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery WASHINGTON — Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) delivered the following floor statement in support of H.R. 1314, the Trade Act of 2015. "Mr. Speaker, the question before us today is pretty simple. Is America going to shape the global economy? Or is it going to shape ...

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Washington Examiner op-ed, by Rep. Paul Ryan The ...

Tomorrow, the House is scheduled to vote on a series of important trade bills, like trade promotion authority (TPA), that will help bring accountability and transparency to future trade agreements while making better jobs and bigger markets a reality for American workers. Considering the benefits of TPA, it’s no surprise that