Congressman Philip M. Crane (R-IL), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Trade of the Committee on Ways and Means, announced that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing on the New Transatlantic Agenda (NTA). The hearing will take place on Wednesday, July 23 in the main hearing room, 1100 Longworth House Office Building, beginning at 2 pm.
Oral testimony at this hearing will be from both invited and public witnesses. In addition, any individual or organization not scheduled for an oral appearance may submit a written statement for consideration by the Committee or for inclusion in the printed record of the hearing. The focus of the hearing is to examine the trade goals of the NTA, including the Transatlantic Business Dialogue (TABD). Witnesses should focus on the prospects for increased trade liberalization between the United States and the EU, including increased market access, reduced barriers to trade, the recently concluded package of Mutual Recognition Agreements, the impact of unilateral trade sanctions and the role of Eastern Europe. REQUESTS TO BE HEARD AT THE HEARING MUST BE MADE BY TELEPHONE TO TRACI ALTMAN OR BRADLEY SCHREIBER AT 202-225-1721 NO LATER THAN THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 1997. Any person or organization wishing to submit a written statement for the printed record of the hearing should submit at least six (6) single-space legal-size copies of their statement, along with an IBM-compatible 3.5 inch diskette in ASCII DOS text format only, with their name,address, and hearing date noted on a label by the close of business, Wednesday, August 6, 1997, to A.L. Singleton, Chief of Staff, Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives, 1102 Longworth House OFfice Building, Washington, DC 20515. NOTE: All Committee advisories and news releases are available on the World Wide Web at "http://www.house.gov/ways_means/";.
