Japan will exchange at least 18 side letters to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement with one or more parties to the deal, including 11 bilateral letters with the United States on issues such as auto trade, Japanese commitments on non-tariff measures in other sectors, and Japan’s operation of a new U.S.-specific tariff-rate quota (TRQ) on…
WASHINGTON — The House launched a rare effort Monday to circumvent Republican leadership in hopes of reviving the Export-Import Bank, which conservatives managed to choke off earlier this year. [Reposted from USA Today | Paul Singer, Nathan Bomey and Paul Davidson | October 26, 2015] The procedure, known as a “discharge petition,” basically allows a simple majority of…
Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley went after Hillary Clinton on Monday, suggesting the Democratic presidential front-runner has been consistent on only one thing: her support of big banks. [by Jesse Byrnes | October 26,2015 | The Hill] “Hillary Clinton has changed her position on virtually every defining issue in this race except for one —…
MARION – A crowd of Nucor Steel Marion employees cheered and clapped as John Ferriola, the CEO of their company, pledged support to Sen. Sherrod Brown during a presentation honoring the U.S. legislator for his “leadership and support on behalf of Ohio’s 687,000 manufacturing employees and their families.” [by John Jarvis | October 24,2015…
During my recent trip to southwest Florida as the guest of the Lee County Economic Development agency, I learned that in recent years, there has been an increasing number of business owners that have been regularly vacationing in the area who have decided to either move their business or set up a business where they…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Carolyn Bobb, 202-637-5018 USTR Must End Secrecy Surrounding TTIP Negotiations [A Press Release from the AFL-CIO | October 23, 2015] (Washington, DC October 23, 2015) – On a conference call today, Rep. Lloyd Doggett (TX); Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT); Lorette Picciano, Executive Director of…
Breitbart: Exclusive — Donald Trump Declares War On Obamatrade: ‘Time To Send A Real Businessman’ To White House To End This GOP frontrunner Donald Trump is hammering President Barack Obama, his administration and Congress for completely failing the American worker when it comes to trade policy—whacking the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade pact with 12…
There are plenty of criticisms for President Barack Obama from the Republican presidential field, but some top candidates actually support his signature trade achievement. Reposted from CNBC | Everett Rosenfeld | October 22, 2015] Others, however, characterize Obama’s Asia-Pacific trade pact as one of the president’s worst decisions. Negotiators from the United States, Japan, Australia…
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will create the most powerful and lucrative trading bloc since the inception of the European Union. Or maybe not. To paraphrase Donald Rumsfeld, we should worry about the unknown unknowns, an awkward phrase that says a lot about blindly tap dancing across political mine fields. The TPP most likely will…
For Immediate Release, October 21, 2015 Haley Graves, (202) 225-2171 Opening Statement: Chairman K. Michael Conaway Committee on Agriculture Hearing: Foreign Subsidies: Jeopardizing Free Trade and Harming American Farmers Remarks as prepared for delivery: The purpose of today’s hearing is to examine high and rising foreign subsidies, tariffs, and other barriers to trade and…