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“The bill was introduced by Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-N.Y.) and there is companion legislation in the Senate (S. 2372) from Sen. Gordon Smith (R-Ore.). Another Oregon lawmaker and co-sponsor, Democrat Rep. Earl Blumenauer, told an audience at the Cato Institute July 24 that the bill was an example of how Congress could continue to liberalize trade without having to wait for trade agreements to be negotiated, and without having to add any provisions about labor or environmental standards. Congress could just drop American tariffs unilaterally to help poor countries overseas and poor consumers at home.
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