New Leadership Brings Change of Mood at House Ways & Means
Rep. Jason Smith puts globalist companies on notice for profit shifting. Says Chairmanship at House Ways & Means will focus on “shoring up” supply chains.
Rep. Jason Smith puts globalist companies on notice for profit shifting. Says Chairmanship at House Ways & Means will focus on “shoring up” supply chains.
Key Points The U.S. goods trade deficit ballooned to $1.19 trillion in 2022, an increase of 9% from the previous year. This is a U.S. and world record. Imports of electronic goods, machinery & appliances, and vehicles account for more than half of the trade deficit. While China continues to be the leading source of…
A look at what states are banning Chinese tech companies like Lenovo, and why more are following this trend started by the state of Georgia.
The Senate Commerce Committee takes the little known, and even less understood, Pharmacy Benefit Manager industry to task for high drug costs.
The Senate Committee on Finance discusses trade, as witnesses led by FedEx throw support behind the de minimis duty-free imports rule.
Last August, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, a sweeping bill that has already led to tens of billions in private investment into U.S. manufacturing. But the U.S. Treasury department’s haphazard, inchoate implementation of the electric vehicle purchasing tax credits has led to consumer chaos and uncertainty in the new car market. Worse yet,…
Notes from the recent Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on China. What the No. 2 at State said about China and U.S. supply chain risk.
A bipartisan trio of Senators sent a letter to China retailer SHEIN asking for assurances their clothes sold here are not made with banned cotton. They also inquire about the de minimis loophole that makes SHEIN possible.
A new report by the Government Accountability Office highlights the need for revamped trade deals. But missing from the discussion is the case for more local supply chains.
The latest trade figures show historic deficits with Mexico, Canada and Vietnam. Meanwhile, the 2022 deficit with China and the EU is the second largest of all time.