Commission on International Trade & State Sovereignty

Report submitted Annually

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Thursday, February 14, 2013

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Welcome and Introduction

• Sen. John F. Campbell, Senate President Pro-Tem
  

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Call to Order

• Rep. Kathleen C. Keenan, Co-Chair
  
• Sen. Virginia "Ginny" Lyons, Co-Chair
  

9:05 AM

Review and Approve Minutes

9:10 AM

Introduction of New ITSS State Point of Contact

• Elizabeth Miller, Chief of Staff, Governor's Office
  

9:15 AM

Issues of International Trade

Mr. Stumberg will be addressing the meeting and answering questions via video link. He will discuss the status of major trade negotiations--including the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), how the TPPA could affect areas of interest to state goverments including toabcco control, pharmaceutical reimbursement programs, and procurement, and what policy makers can learn from recent trade disputes that the United States and Canada have lost.

• Robert Stumberg, Director, Harrison Institute for Public Law, Georgetown University
  

11:00 AM

Schedule Next Meeting

11:10 AM

Adjourn

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Monday, April 8, 2013

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

13-1, 2

Meeting Record

1:00 PM

Convene and approve minutes

1:05 PM

Issues of International Trade

Committee Discussion of Robert Stumberg's presentation

• Elizabeth Miller, Chief of Staff, Governor Peter Shumlin
  

1:30 PM

Commission Discussion

Brent Raymond report on travel to China, Germany and Vietnam

• Brent Raymond, Director of International Trade, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
  

1:45 PM

EB-5 Program

Overview of Program

• Brent Raymond, Director of International Trade, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
  

2:15 PM

Commission's Annual Report

Update

• Brent Raymond, Director of International Trade, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
  

2:20 PM

State Point of Contact

• Elizabeth Miller, Chief of Staff, Governor Peter Shumlin
  

2:30 PM

Commission Website

• David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

2:45 PM

Trans-Pacific Partnership

• David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

3:00 PM

Future Meeting Planning

US Commerce Participation - Susan Murray; IGPAC update; schedule for next meeting

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Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

13-3, 4

Meeting Record

1:15 PM

Impact of Chinese Restriction of Hazardous Substances Legislation

• Tom Jagielski, Manager, STG Product Stewardship, Construction & Planning, International Business Machines
  

2:25 PM

Approve Minutes

Minutes from April 8, 2013 Meeting

2:30 PM

Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Update on SIAL Toronto and Food Export USA Trade Shows; Trade Negotiation Effects on Agriculture Markets

• Chelsea Lewis, Agricultural Development Coordinator, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  

2:45 PM

Technical Barriers to Trade

Review

• David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

3:05 PM

Trans-Pacific Partnership

Update on Agricultural and Forest Issues in the TPPA and the DOHA round

• David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

3:10 PM

Future Meeting Planning

3:15 PM

Adjourn

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Monday, August 26, 2013

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

13-5, 6

Meeting Record

1:15 PM

Convene and approve minutes

Minutes from June 4, 2013 Meeting

1:25 PM

Impact of Chinese Restriction of Hazardous Substances Legislation

Review of Commission's letter

• David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

1:35 PM

Technical Barriers to Trade

• David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

2:30 PM

Methanex Case

• David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

2:55 PM

Future Meeting Planning

Commission Discussion: September 27th Public Meeting regarding Tobacco, Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices and the TPP;
October Public Meeting regarding Agriculture, Environment and the TPP

3:15 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, September 27, 2013

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

13-7, 8

Meeting Record

1:00 PM

Welcome and Introduction

• Sen. Virginia "Ginny" Lyons, Chair
  
• Doug Racine, Secretary, Agency of Human Services
  

1:20 PM

Tobacco and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)

Overview of Tobacco Epidemic
Brief Hsitory of TI use of trade agreements to attack TC
Overview of TPPA & TTIP current situation

• Chris Bostic, Deputy Director for Policy, Action on Smoking and Health
  

1:30 PM

Tobacco and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)

A State Perspective on Trade Policy & Tobacco Regulation

• Sharon Anglin Treat, State Representative, Maine Legislature
  

1:40 PM

Questions and Discussion

2:30 PM

Break

2:40 PM

Introduction

• Robin Lunge, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Administration
  

2:55 PM

Pharmaceuticals and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)

Health Care & Pharmaceutical Policy in the Trans-Pacific Partnership

• Sharon Anglin Treat, State Representative, National Legislative Association on Prescription Drug Prices
  

3:15 PM

Questions and Discussion

4:00 PM

Closing Comments

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Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

CD 13-9, 10

Meeting Record

1:00 PM

Convene and approve minutes

1:05 PM

Committee Discussion

Review of TPPA Meeting
Planning for Ag & Environment Meeting

2:00 PM

Ambassador Kumar Ashok Mirpuri

from Singapore

2:30 PM

Committee Discussion

3:00 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, March 14, 2014

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

14-1, 2

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Welcome and Opening Remarks

• Rep. Kathleen C. Keenan, Co-Chair, Commission on International Trade and State Sovereignty
  
• Sen. Virginia "Ginny" Lyons, Co-Chair, Commission on International Trade and State Sovereignty
  
• Chuck Ross, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  

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Free Trade Agreements, Agriculture and Environment

Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPPA) and European Agreement (TCIP)

• Sharon Treat, Representative, Maine Legislature
  

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Friday, May 16, 2014

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Comments

NCEL Trade & Environment Forum

CDs

14-3, 4, 5

Meeting Record

12:30 PM

Registration

1:15 PM

Opening Remarks and Welcome

• Rep. Kathleen C. Keenan, Co-Chair, Commission on International Trade and State Sovereignty
  
• Sen. Virginia "Ginny" Lyons, Co-Chair, Commission on International Trade and State Sovereignty
  
• JR Tolbert, Executive Director, National Caucus of Environmental Legislators
  

1:45 PM

International Trade Policy and Conference Overview

• Sharon Anglin Treat, State Representative, Maine Legislature
  

2:15 PM

Trade Agreements

How Pending Trade Agreements May Affect Food and Agriculture Policy

• Karen Hansen-Kuhn, Director of International Strategies, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
  

3:15 PM

Protecting Consumers and the Environment From Toxic Chemicals in Trade Agreements

• Baskut Tuncak, Staff Attorney, Center for International Environmental Law
  

5:30 PM

Reception and Dinner

Capitol Plaza Hotel
For Registered Forum Participants

7:00 PM

The European Perspective on the Trans-Atlantic Partnership – Presentation and Roundtable Discussion

• Klaus Ernst, Die Linke Party, Bundestag, Member of Committee on Economics and Energy
  

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Saturday, May 17, 2014

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Comments

NCEL Trade & Environment Forum

CDs

14-6, 7

Meeting Record

7:00 AM

Breakfast

Breakfast served from 7:00-8:30 AM
For Registered Forum Participants

8:30 AM

Investor-State Disputes and Environmental Regulation

Panel Discussion

• Angela Giles, Council of Canadians
  
• Dominique Neuman, LL.B., Energy Strategies, Montreal, Quebec
  
• Pierre-Yves Serinet, National Coordinator, Quebec Network on Continental Integration
  

10:00 AM

Renewable Energy, Fossil Fuels ad Trade Agreements

Panel Discussion

• Matthew Porterfield, Harrison Institute, Georgetown University Law Center
  
• Scott Sinclair, Senior Research Fellow, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
  

11:30 AM

Strategy Roundtable

12:00 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, September 11, 2014

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

14-8, 9, 10

Meeting Record

9:05 AM

Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)

DC Presentation
USTR info
updates from fall and spring meetings on TTIP and TPPA

• Sen. Virginia "Ginny" Lyons, Chair, Commission on International Trade and State Sovereignty
  

9:40 AM

Committee Discussion

Commission letter to ambassador and delegation re: health care

10:10 AM

China EB-5 and Export Market Development

• Becky Fu, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
  
• Brent Raymond, Director of International Trade, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
  

10:55 AM

Department of Labor

Update on the number of jobs lost since NAFTA - Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA)

• Mathew Barewicz, Economic & Labor Market Information Chief, Department of Labor
  
• Wendy Morse, Regional Manager, Rutland, Middlebury, Bennington, Department of Labor
  

11:20 AM

2014 Resolutions

Commission review of 2014 resolutions re TTIP and TPPA - R230

12:00 PM

Adjourn

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Monday, October 27, 2014

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

14-11, 12

Meeting Record

12:00 PM

Approve Minutes

12:05 PM

Cross Border Issues

• Jeff Munger, Transportation Specialist, Senator Bernie Sanders Office
  
• Chris Saunders, Field Representative, Senator Patrick Leahy's Office
  
• Karen Songhurst, Planning & Intermodal Development, Agency of Transportation
  

12:45 PM

EB-5 Program

• Chris Saunders, Field Representative, Senator Patrick Leahy's Office
  

1:00 PM

Agency of Agriculture Update

• Chelsea Lewis, Agricultural Development Coordinator, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  
• Pat Moulton, Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
  
• Jeff Munger, Transportation Specialist, Senator Bernie Sanders Office
  

1:30 PM

Committee Discussion

1:45 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, December 4, 2014

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

14-13, 14

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

Review and Approve Minutes

10:05 AM

Vermont Manufacturing Extension Center

• Dick Morse, Director of Business Development, Vermont Manufacturing Extension Center
  
• Bob Zider, Director, Vermont Manufacturing Extension Center
  

10:30 AM

Update from the House on International Trade Issues

• Megan Sullivan, Business Liaison, Office of Congressman Peter Welch
  

11:00 AM

Agency of Commerce and Community Development Update

• Brent Raymond, Director of International Trade, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
  

11:30 AM

Committee Discussion

• Reg Godin, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  
• Thea Schwarz, Attorney General's Office
  

12:00 PM

Adjourn

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