R-CALF: R-CALF USA opposes Giving Fast Track to Obama.

Background:  Beginning this week President Obama will marshal his Cabinet members to pressure members of Congress to vote in favor of Fast-Track Authority, also known as Trade Promotion Authority. [Memo from R-CALF USA  |  January 19, 2015] Fast-Track Authority is Nixon-era legislation that delegates to the President authorities that the U.S. Constitution granted only to…

InsideTrade.com: Conservatives Launch Anti-TPA Campaign, Signal Openness To Working With Progressive Groups

      The leaders of seven conservative Tea Party organizations on Tuesday (Jan. 13) launched the first volley in their campaign against the congressional passage of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), and held open the possibility of working with Democratic-aligned groups in order to gather enough opposition to defeat any TPA bill. [Reposted from InsideTrade.com …

ITIF: The Myth of America’s Manufacturing Renaissance

  The “manufacturing renaissance” narrative in some circles is simply untrue.  And possibly harmful to smart policy going forward. The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) just produced a report saying as much.  The full report is here.  A summary is below. The Myth of America’s Manufacturing Renaissance: The Real State of U.S. Manufacturing JANUARY…