Trade: A uniting issue in a divided America

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]…

Congress Must Strengthen Buy America Act

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…