[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5317]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       TRADE PROMOTION AUTHORITY

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, on one final matter, I believe we are 
going to be hearing from the chairman of the Finance Committee shortly. 
Senator Hatch will be on the floor to discuss bipartisan trade 
promotion authority legislation which is important because we know that 
trade is the key to supporting high-quality American jobs and exporting 
more of the things American workers make and exporting more of the 
things American farmers grow.
  Congress is working again, and this bipartisan bill is another sign 
of that. No legislation will ever be perfect, but Chairman Hatch and 
Ranking Member Wyden, along with Chairman Ryan in the House, put 
together an agreement of which we can all be proud. It protects and 
enhances Congress's role in the trade-negotiating process, while making 
sure Presidents of either party will have the ability to negotiate good 
agreements that can increase growth in our American economy and support 
many high-quality American jobs. They are marking up that bill today. I 
wish them the best of luck. We look forward to having it on the floor 
in the very near future.
  Mr. President, I yield the floor.

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