Dear Speaker Boehner and Leader McConnell:
On behalf of the free market, taxpayer advocacy, and limited government grassroots and public policy organizations listed below, we urge you to pass Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) as soon as possible.
TPA is a necessary step to get Congress moving on a long-stalled trade agenda. Without it, there is little hope that this Congress will make any progress on advancing free trade, a conservative public policy goal which all our organizations support.
TPA gives the executive branch the authority needed to finalize trade agreements, while Congress retains a robust amount of control, oversight, and transparency; ultimately Congress has an up-or-down vote on every specific trade agreement.
By definition, the term of this TPA will extend beyond the current administration and into the next one—the goal here is to advance America’s free trade agenda this century, and not to be mired in the stalled trade failures of the recent past.
We believe that tariffs are taxes on trade, and ultimately would like to see a world free of government interference in international commerce. Passing TPA is a necessary step toward getting the ball rolling on that long term policy goal, and we therefore urge you to pass Trade Promotion Authority.
Sincerely, Amy Noone Frederick60 Plus Association Phil KerpenAmerican Commitment Dan SchneiderAmerican Conservative Union Stephen DeMaura
Americans for Job Security Grover Norquist
Americans for Tax Reform Jeffrey L. Mazzella
Center for Individual Freedom Chip Faulkner
Citizens for Limited Taxation Iain Murray
Competitive Enterprise Institute April Ponnuru
Conservative Reform Network
Thomas A. Schatz
Council for Citizens Against Government Waste
Steven J. Duffield
Crossroads GPS Katie McAuliffeDigital Liberty Brian Baker
Ending Spending George Landrith
Frontiers of Freedom Louie Hunter
Georgia Center Right Coalition Andrew Langer
Institute for Liberty Brian McClung
Minnesota Center-Right Coalition Brandon Arnold
National Taxpayers Union Lori Sanders
R Street Paul Gessing
Rio Grande Foundation David Williams
Taxpayers Protection Alliance Mike Thompson
Thomas Jefferson Institute For Public Policy