Trade

President Obama has set a goal to double exports by 2015 and I support that goal. Trade is an economic win and Chicago is uniquely positioned as a hub for global trade, from the companies of all sizes that produce products and services to those that transport the goods by truck, rail, and air.

There have been successes, including enacting free trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia, and Panama, but there is more to be done.  There are efforts underway, with bipartisan support, to negotiate a free trade agreement with 10 Pacific Rim countries, a renewed trade partnership with the European Union, and other agreements for sectors such as services and information technology.  As a member of the Ways and Means Committee, we are working on a bipartisan basis to ensure high-quality agreements that will create jobs and grow the U.S. economy.

More on Trade

Congress Urges USTR to Oppose Iran’s WTO Bid

Oct 7, 2016 Press Release
In addition to further empowering and enriching Iran’s tyrannical regime, Iranian accession to the WTO could seriously complicate our ability to combat Iran’s support for terrorism, human rights violations, ballistic missile program and other illicit activity

Congress Easily Blocks Boeing-Iran Sale

Jul 8, 2016 Press Release
House Democrats did not mount any significant opposition and, in many cases, joined efforts to block the sale.

Roskam, Boustany Fight Terror with New Tax Legislation Targeting Boeing Iran Deal

Jun 22, 2016 Press Release
If Boeing goes through with this deal, the company will forever be associated with Iran's chief export: radical Islamic terrorism.

Boeing Should Not Weaponize the Islamic Republic

Jun 17, 2016 Press Release
The lawmakers “strongly oppose the potential sale of militarily-fungible products to terrorism’s central supplier.”

“Boeing” and “Terrorism” Should Not Appear in the Same Sentence

May 10, 2016 Press Release
U.S. Representative Peter J. Roskam is warning American and European companies not to sell airplanes and other products to the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Chicago Congressmen to Boeing: Don’t Sell Planes to Iran

May 3, 2016 Press Release
We urge you not to be complicit in the likely conversion of Boeing aircraft to IRGC warplanes.

WSJ Op-Ed: Roskam warns against doing business with Iran

Apr 1, 2016 Press Release
Rep. Roskam wrote a piece for The Wall Street Journal this morning, in which he warns Western companies against doing business with Iran, lest they be complicit in the Islamic Republic’s continued support for terrorism.

Roskam’s Anti-BDS Provisions Signed by Speaker Ryan

Feb 23, 2016 Press Release
Congress has a long and proud history of standing up to economic warfare against Israel. Now we’re protecting American companies doing business in Israel from the perfidious Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions campaign.

Obama's Last SOTU: A Missed Opportunity

Jan 12, 2016 Press Release
If the President honestly believes the world is a more ‘secure’ and ‘peaceful’ place and Americans should feel more confident about their children’s futures, he’s the only one who thinks so.

Lowey, Roskam, Engel, Royce Denounce EU Labeling, BDS

Dec 17, 2015 Press Release
As Israel’s largest trading partner, the European Union should play a constructive role to help bring the parties back to the negotiating table and resolve their differences, not try to extract one-sided concessions and feed into politically-motivated acts to boycott Israel.