Growth in the U.S. goods trade deficit with China between 2001 and 2013 eliminated or displaced 106,000 jobs in Ohio, according to China Trade, Outsourcing and Jobs, a new study from the Economic Policy Institute. It found that trade with China has caused job loss in all 50 states and the District of Columbia,…
Contact: Sara Haimowitz, [email protected], 202.688.5145 For immediate release CPA Applauds Sen. Ben Cardin Progressive Consumption Tax Bill: Legislation Would Drastically Improve American Producers’ Trade Competitiveness The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) applauds Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) for introducing the Progressive Consumption Tax bill yesterday. The bill, if passed, would tremendously improve US trade…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A push by the White House to woo free trade skeptics on Capitol Hill will help bills through the next Congress, but lawmakers are unlikely to simply wave through legislation that holds the key to deals covering two-thirds of the world economy. President Barack Obama plans to advocate for a bill…