Here is a great Forbes op-ed piece written by CPA board member, Dan DiMicco, Chairman Emeritus of Nucor. [Dan DiMicco | December 16, 2014 | Forbes.com] If the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade and global governance agreement has any chance at passage, it will require the usual alliance of Wall Street Democrats and Wall Street…
A report on the phenomenon known as “reshoring” — the opposite of offshoring — shows that while a growing number of companies are returning to the United States to do their manufacturing, the trend is smaller and less significant to the economy than it appears. [Jim Zarroli | December 16, 2014 | npr.org] The…
The following is the text of a letter written by Terence P. Stewart, President of the Committee to Support U.S. Trade Laws, regarding “The Leveling the Playing Field Act” introduced by Senator Sherrod Brown. December 10, 2014 The Honorable Sherrod BrownUnited States Senate713 Hart Senate Office BuildingWashington, DC 20510-3505 Dear Senator Brown: On behalf…
The following is a review of a book by Dan DiMicco, Chairman Emeritus of Nucor and Board member of Coalition for a Prosperous America. Do you want to build an economy? Well, you can make burgers, or you can make things—and making burgers, warns the former CEO of steel giant Nucor, is a fast track…
Wednesday, December 10, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced legislation today that would improve the ability of the U.S. to crack down on unfair foreign competition resulting from violations of trade law. The Leveling the Playing Field Act would restore strength to antidumping and countervailing laws used by American companies…