On January 14, 2015, the United States Fashion Industry Association (USFIA) joined the Trade Benefits America Coalition letter to the House and Senate Leadership urging passage of bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) legislation early this year. “TPA is particularly important now, given ongoing efforts to close the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and the Administration’s goal of then seeking its Congressional approval this year. TPA is also critical to advancing the broader U.S. trade agenda, including the ongoing talks on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, the Trade in Services Agreement, and an agreement to eliminate tariffs on environmental goods. These initiatives hold tremendous potential to open new markets for U.S. companies, farmers and workers and support growth and jobs. With 95 percent of potential customers outside the United States and more than one in five American jobs supported by trade, we need to seize the opportunities they present,” the letter states. The letter is available here.