WASHINGTON, DC - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) today released the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 - a bipartisan bill the House passed last month by a vote of 415-2 - that would create an open and transparent process for the House to consider future Miscellaneous Tariff Bills (MTBs):
“Today, the Senate joined the House in standing up for manufacturers across our country. By establishing a process to consider future MTBs, Congress took an important step forward in supporting U.S. manufacturing jobs, while at the same time including strong transparency provisions and a thorough vetting process. Congress never should have allowed this process to lapse, and I look forward to the President signing this legislation into law so we can finally begin to provide the support our American manufacturers and workers deserve."
