Bipartisan House Delegation Heads to Europe to Talk Brexit Trade, US Trade
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass., is leading a nine-person bipartisan delegation to Brussels, the U.K. and Ireland to discuss strengthening trans-Atlantic trade relations as well as "underscoring the significance of the Good Friday Agreement." The Boris Johnson administration in London has proposed legislation to end border checks on goods sent from the main island to Northern Ireland. This is problematic because there are no border checks between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, which is an EU member.
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“The United States has special, enduring bonds with the European Union, the United Kingdom, and Ireland,” Neal said. “Over the next week, our bipartisan delegation will reaffirm our congressional commitment to these important relationships. We are traveling at an opportune time as we, alongside our allies and partners, seek to recover from the pandemic equitably and inclusively, and as we remain united in our condemnation of Russia’s unconscionable war against Ukraine.
“Our delegation will meet with senior government officials and local leaders at a critical time. We look forward to discussions that build on our shared interests and values.”
The delegation includes the top Republican on the Ways and Means Committee, as well as Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., who hopes to be chairman of the committee if Republicans take back the House, as the senior Republican for Ways and Means is retiring.