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Today, the tech industry celebrates another critical step towards normal trade relations with Russia as the Senate, by a vote of 92-4, decisively passed legislation to establish permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) with Russia.  We commend the Senate for taking swift action today on a bill that ensures enforcement of Russia’s WTO commitments and puts the needs of American workers and businesses [...]

Today, the tech industry celebrates the successful House passage of the Russia PNTR legislation.  We commend the House for acting in a strong bipartisan fashion to put the needs of American businesses and workers first.  The final vote tally was 365-43.  Now it’s the Senate’s turn.  Majority Leader Reid has stated that passing Russia PNTR is on his agenda for the lame duck session of congress.  Let’s [...]

Now that we've turned the page on the campaign season, Congress has the opportunity to focus on measures that will help revitalize the American economy.  This week, we see an opportunity to do exactly that as the House of Representatives is expected to vote on legislation that would establish a permanent, normal trade relationship (PNTR) with Russia and waive outdated Cold War-era emigration laws that [...]