Today, the House and Senate passed bipartisan legislation to extend the "third country fabric" provision of the African Growth and Opportunity Act. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade, made the following statement in support of this critical legislation and urged the President to act:
Today, the House and Senate passed bipartisan legislation to extend the "third country fabric" provision of the African Growth and Opportunity Act. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade, made the following statement in support of this critical legislation and urged the President to act:
"Expiring in September, we got it done at the wire. Each day we failed to take action, meant more apparel orders shifted from Africa to Asia.
"We saved AGOA. We saved a policy that moved our relationship from aid to trade.
"I'm glad to say the House and Senate have done their job, we got it to the President's desk."
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