John Deere: Shrinking In Iowa, But Set To Grow In Mexico

John Deere: Shrinking In Iowa, But Set To Grow In Mexico

John Deere will lay off or offer early retirement to over 200 workers in Iowa, while at the same time the tractor producer is gearing up to move production of mid-frame skid steer loaders and compact loaders from its plant in Dubuque, Iowa to a proposed new facility in Mexico.

Your Summer Barbecue Is Less American Than You Think. Senator Mike Rounds Wants To Do Something About It.

Your Summer Barbecue Is Less American Than You Think. Senator Mike Rounds Wants To Do Something About It.

The steaks and hamburgers you put onto your grill this summer are less American than one might think. In fact, the U.S. imports almost as much beef as it exports as global meatpackers continue to turn to imported beef, based on USDA data year-to-date.

Partisan Joint Economic Committee Argues Over What’s Better: Trump Tax Cuts Or Biden Industrial Policy

Partisan Joint Economic Committee Argues Over What’s Better: Trump Tax Cuts Or Biden Industrial Policy

Last week, Republicans and Democrats from the Senate’s Joint Economic Committee squared off against each other – with one side arguing in favor of industrial policy programs like the Inflation Reduction Act – and the other side arguing in favor of lower corporate taxes.

China EV Battery Giants’ Supply Chains Full Of ‘Forced Labor’, Says House CCP Committee

China EV Battery Giants’ Supply Chains Full Of ‘Forced Labor’, Says House CCP Committee

China’s EV battery companies CATL and Gotion High Tech source materials from companies banned by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) due to forced labor violations, the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party said on June 6.

China Solar Company, Accused Of Circumventing Tariffs, Wants To Set Up Shop In Texas Free Trade Zone

China Solar Company, Accused Of Circumventing Tariffs, Wants To Set Up Shop In Texas Free Trade Zone

If Trina does not get into the FTZ in Texas, they may cancel their September 2023 planned investment. Trina is building a factory in Mexico and can eventually ship solar here duty-free under the USMCA. At least, however, we would not be subsidizing them via the IRA.