India has taken the first step toward dispute settlement at the World Trade Organization by requesting consultations with the U.S. over eight state-level renewable energy programs that allegedly have domestic content requirements and contain subsidies in violation of WTO rules. [ Daily News| September 12, 2016 | Inside US Trade] According to Geneva sources, India is specifically…
by Michael Stumo Senate Finance Committee Chair Orrin Hatch is predictably relaxing his TPP demands for Big Pharma data exclusivity stating he doesn’t need a side agreement but some other agreement that “honorable countries” will live up to. According to Inside US Trade (subscription require): “We have to come up with a methodology where they…
by Michael Stumo This is a very big problem. Thanks to rigged trade deals promoted by the Clinton/Bush/Obama administrations, there is a new globalist attack on US sovereignty, our jobs, and states’ rights. India is asking the World Trade Organization (WTO) to authorize penalties against eight states’ Buy America rules in renewable energy programs. The…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 12, 2016 Contact: Paola Masman, Media Director 202-688-5145 ext 2, [email protected] Beef and Cattle Imports Set Record under Ag Secretary Vilsack The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) said today that beef and cattle imports have skyrocketed to record levels, displacing US cattle producers, under US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. As a result, the…