Trade in 2015: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch on How America Can Succeed in Today’s Global Economy
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Event Summary
According to Orrin Hatch, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, the United States is on the precipice of opportunity with two of the most ambitious international trade agreements in America’s history: the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Trans-Atlantic Trade Investment Partnership (TTIP). During an AEI event on Friday, Chairman Hatch outlined his trade policy agenda for the 114th Congress, emphasizing the importance of strong Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) legislation.
He discussed the major principles guiding his past and current efforts to renew TPA legislation, including preserving the fundamental principles of US trade and economic policy, recognizing and addressing the opportunities and challenges American job creators face and workers encounter when conducting business around the world, and rebalancing the relationship between Congress and the Executive Branch when negotiating, implementing, and enforcing international trade agreements.
Chairman Hatch emphasized that future trade negotiations must preserve strong intellectual property rights protections, including privacy and cyber theft; maintain strong investor-state dispute-settlement provisions; eliminate trade distortions and unfair competition by state-owned enterprises; and significantly reduce tariffs on US exports of goods, services, and agricultural products.
Event Description
International trade and the US economy are top issues in the 114th Congress. We welcome you to join us at AEI as Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) outlines his vision for how America can succeed in today’s global economy. Sen. Hatch will speak to his longstanding efforts to renew Trade Promotion Authority and will discuss what the Obama administration must do to get ongoing trade negotiations such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership and Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership successfully enacted by Congress.
Read Chairman Hatch’s remarks as prepared for delivery here.
If you are unable to attend, we welcome you to watch the event live on this page. Full video will be posted within 24 hours.
Agenda
8:30 AM
Registration
9:00 AM
Introduction
Arthur C. Brooks, AEI
9:05 AM
Remarks
Orrin Hatch, Chairman of the US Senate Committee on Finance (R-UT)
9:30 AM
Q&A
Moderator:
Arthur C. Brooks, AEI
9:40 AM
Adjournment