Freshman Lawmakers Voice Support for Russian PNTR

July 17, 2012 by Tim Warren|Congress

A group of 73 freshman GOP lawmakers in the House of Representatives gave their support for giving Russia permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) in a letter to President Barack Obama July 13. Without the PNTR, "U.S. exporters and their workers will not be able to take advantage of this market," they said. House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.) has said he plans to introduce a PNTR bill.

(See ITT's Online Archives 12062022 for summary of Camp's support for PNTR during a recent hearing. See ITT's Online Archives 12061238 for summary of Senate legislation that would give Russia PNTR. See ITT's Online Archives 12071619 for summary of Senate plans to markup the legislation.)