Hatch awaits details on plan to reopen NAFTA, but wants to keep TPP alive
[Daily News| November 29, 2016 |Inside US Trade] Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) says he is keeping an open mind on President-elect Trump’s
Becerra vies for Ways and Means post as Levin steps aside
[ HEATHER CAYGLE and BERNIE BECKER| November 29, 2016 |Politico] The battle is on to be the next top Democrat on the powerful House Ways and Means Committee.
Opinion: If Trump wants a trade war, starting one with Germany makes more sense
[Matthew Lynn| November 30, 2016 |Market Watch] LONDON (MarketWatch) — Building a wall along the border with Mexico. Launching a trade war with China. Scrapping
New report on dumb economic studies of trade deals
By Michael Stumo The US International Trade Commission (USITC) and private think tanks usually do “studies” to project the impacts of trade deals. We now
Sanders pressures Trump with anti-outsourcing legislation
[ HARPER NEIDIG | November 26, 2016 |The Hill] Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Saturday he will introduce legislation aimed at preventing major companies from sending jobs to foreign
Trumps taps investor Wilbur Ross to head the Commerce Department
[Daily News| November 30, 2016 |Inside US Trade] President-elect Donald Trump plans to select Wilbur Ross to be Commerce secretary, Ross said on Nov. 30.
Trump to Announce Carrier Plant Will Keep Jobs in U.S.
[NELSON D. SCHWARTZ| November 29, 2016 |The New York Times] From the earliest days of his campaign, Donald J. Trump made keeping manufacturing jobs in the United
