Editors note: The China/Amazon/FedEx strategy finally comes to light as a major story. The de minimis loophole must be closed. And can be partially closed by administration action. CBP chose to give priority to Sec 321 (the de minimis authority stupidly expanded by Congress) over the 301 duties but did not have to. And more…
Editors note: Roger Simmermaker is a CPA member. The old Washington consensus on free trade was bipartisan. We are forging a new bipartisan Washington consensus on a trade strategy that wins the global competition for good jobs and industries. Exclusive: Roger Simmermaker explains manufacturing stimulates economic growth [Roger Simmermaker | August 10, 2019 | WND]…
Editors note: This is an excellent result that CPA has been working on for some time. The effort threatens to further fray trade talks with China, which wants to become a global player in transport and is already fuming over the U.S. decision to blacklist telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies Co. [Trefor Moss and Lindsay Wise |…
Editor’s note: This important report shows how a strong Buy America program combined with infrastructure spending can boost our economic strategy and minimize leaking taxpayer money to fund growth in other countries rather than here. How many more jobs would be supported by infrastructure investments if import shares were lower in domestic manufacturing? [Josh Bivens…
Excerpt: “Congress must act to strengthen the Buy American Act, not weaken it, eliminate the incentives for offshoring, and provide incentives for bringing manufacturing back to America.” The Buy American Act was passed by Congress in 1933. It required the U.S. government to give preferential treatment to American producers in awarding of federal contracts. The Act…
Editor’s note: Even textile production is moving back to the US. The history of Wrangler blue jeans is rooted in America. The Greensboro, N.C., company first introduced its authentic western jeans to America’s cowboys in 1947 and eventually became one of the United States’ most popular brands. [JEFFREY BONIOR | May 23, 2019 | Alliance for American…