Africa Trade Bill

This week, Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-Ill) announced his HOPE for Africa Act, an alternative bill to the "Growth and Opportunity Act," the Africa trade bill sponsored by senior Ways and Means Rep. Philip Crane (R-Ill) that was passed by the House last year with a 233 to 186 vote.


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