The House Republican Steering Committee on Wednesday (Nov. 4) voted to make Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) the new chairman of the Ways & Mean Committee, roughly a year after he failed to grab that spot in a contest with now Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI). November 6, 2015 | Inside U.S. Trade Brady’s selection will…
Washington, DC. With the text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement finally made public today, advocates for domestic U.S. manufacturing are calling the agreement a very bad deal for America. American Economic Alert | November 5, 2015 U.S. Business & Industry Council President Kevin L. Kearns says that the the full agreement,…
For Immediate Release The American Iron and Steel Institute, the Steel Manufacturers Association, the Canadian Steel Producers Association, CANACERO (the Mexican steel association), Alacero (the Latin American steel association), EUROFER (the European steel association), Instituto AcoBrasil (the Brazil Steel Institute), the Specialty Steel Industry of North America and the Committee on Pipe and Tube…
The House on Wednesday (Nov. 4) is slated to vote on 10 amendments making reforms to the Export-Import Bank as it considers a long-term highway bill that includes Ex-Im renewal, while a key opponent of the bank acknowledged the bank is now certain to be reauthorized. November 4, 2015 | Inside U.S. Trade In…
I finished off my week in Florida by attending the 2015 Lean Accounting Summit on October 8-9th Jacksonville, Florida, produced by Lean Frontiers, headed up by founder and President, Jim Huntzinger. It was two days of information-packed presentations and workshops that included case studies showing Lean principles in action. I was honored to be invited…
Washington, D.C. – The Commerce Department released the latest monthly U.S. trade figures Wednesday. Chinese imports into the U.S. topped an all-time monthly record in September at $45.7 billion. [Reposted from the Alliance for American Manufacturing site | November 4, 2015] Said Alliance for American Manufacturing President Scott Paul: “Imports from China are killing America’s…
GOP frontrunner Donald Trump tells Breitbart News Daily during a wide-ranging interview that China’s manipulation of its currency is a “great weapon” against the U.S. He’s also slamming Obamatrade’s secret multilateral deals made with groups of nations as a “horror show.” [ Katie McHugh | November 2, 2015 | Breitbart ] Executive chairman Stephen…
I think the major reason Americans show appreciation for Donald Trump as a presidential candidate is because he is honest and straightforward. He may or not advance in his quest, but that is not the issue. Americans should thank him for bringing attention to the two words underlined above [Federal Triangle]. [ by Barry…
In his October 24 speech in Jacksonville, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump discussed the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), the trade pact which President Obama just finished negotiating. Trump asked a key question of the Republicans in Congress: “Why can’t they put it off until I become elected? [Howard Richman, Raymond Richman and Jesse Richman, American…
The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) was actually mentioned for the first time this year in a political debate. The GOP’s debate on Wednesday was more entertainment that actual debating. However, for one small glimpse, trade agreements were giving a spotlight. Why do trade agreements matter? Let me tell you why. [Reposted from OpedNews | Paola…
