{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://reichert.house.gov/press-release/reichert-works-toward-tariff-relief-us-manufacturers", "Reichert Works Toward Tariff Relief for U.S. Manufacturers", "2017-10-26", "2017", "2017-10", "Republican", "House", "WA", "Dave Reichert", "R000578", "reichert.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, DC \u2013 Yesterday, Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Chairman Dave Reichert (R-WA), held a hearing entitled, \u201cMiscellaneous Tariff Bill: Providing Relief to U.S. Manufacturers Through the New MTB Process.\u201d\nThe hearing addressed the potential economic benefits to U.S. manufacturers and consumers of providing temporary tariff relief through the new MTB process on imported products not produced in the United States. The Ways and Means Committee is preparing legislation to implement recommendations made by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) in its final report.\nClick HERE to watch Chairman Reichert\u2019s opening remarks and the full Trade Subcommittee hearing.\nBelow are Chairman Reichert\u2019s opening remarks as prepared:\nGood afternoon.\u00a0 The Subcommittee will come to order.\u00a0 Welcome to the Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee hearing on the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill.\u00a0 Before hearing from our witnesses, I\u2019d like to make a few points.\u00a0\nFor decades, Congress has considered bipartisan legislation to temporarily suspend or reduce tariffs on certain imported products not made in the United States through legislation that has become known as the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill or \u201cMTB.\u201d\u00a0 The MTB is designed to boost the competitiveness of American manufacturers by lowering the cost of imported inputs and in some cases, finished goods, without harming domestic firms that produce competing products.\u00a0 Many companies in my home state of Washington have relied on the MTB, and I know that many of my colleagues have similar stories from their districts.\nOur manufacturers have used the savings from past MTBs to strengthen their competitive edge, support the creation of domestic manufacturing jobs, increase U.S. production, and contribute to the economic growth of the United States.\u00a0 But the last MTB expired in 2012 and left American manufacturers without a process to help them cut costs.\u00a0 This undermined the ability of our manufacturers to provide more domestic jobs and damaged their global competitiveness.\nLast year, Congress took action and passed overwhelmingly bipartisan legislation to create a new and transparent process for providing tariff relief to U.S. businesses and consumers.\u00a0 Under the new MTB process, companies petition the independent, non-partisan International Trade Commission\u2014not individual Members of Congress\u2014for tariff relief.\u00a0 The new process is open and transparent, and establishes an opportunity for public comment.\u00a0 It provides predictability for our businesses while complying with House rules.\u00a0\nThe ITC kicked off the new MTB process last October, launching a new, publicly accessible portal for the filing of petitions and public comments.\u00a0 This August, after lengthy analysis, the ITC provided its final recommendations to Congress on more than 2,500 petitions.\u00a0 Of those, the ITC has recommended that more than 1,800 petitions be included in MTB legislation.\u00a0\nI commend the ITC for its tremendous effort and dedication in successfully bringing the new MTB process to life.\u00a0 And I thank the Commerce Department and Customs and Border Protection as well for its invaluable work.\nNow, Congress must act to consider an MTB bill and deliver long-awaited tariff relief to our manufacturers.\u00a0 The Committee is doing its part by reviewing the ITC\u2019s final report and preparing legislation to implement the ITC\u2019s recommendations.\u00a0\nI am eager to hear from our witnesses today about how tariff relief provided through the new process will benefit their businesses, make them more competitive, create jobs, and grow our economy.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://reichert.house.gov/press-release/reichert-works-toward-tariff-relief-us-manufacturers"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9308159351348877, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}