Press Release | CPA Urges FEMA to Prioritize Domestic Manufacturers in Recovery Effort

Sends letter critiquing contracts that favor subsidized imports Washington. The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA), whose members include manufacturers and agricultural producers throughout the United States, today sent a letter to Pete Gaynor, the administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). CPA’s letter urged Gaynor to revise FEMA’s focus on awarding “low price”…

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USMCA To Enter Into Force July 1 After United States Takes Final Procedural Steps For Implementation

Editor’s note: Despite multinationals saying USMCA entry into force should be delayed, USTR says it will happen on July 1.  Washington, DC – U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer today notified Congress that Canada and Mexico have taken measures necessary to comply with their commitments under the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA), and that the Agreement will…

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FCC Signals Likely Revocation of Four Chinese Telecom Firms’ Licenses

Editors note: This looks promising. Commission says the state-owned businesses must prove they aren’t subject to Chinese government control [Kate O’Keeffe | April 24, 2020 | WSJ] WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission ordered four Chinese state-owned telecommunications operators to explain why it shouldn’t withdraw permission for them to operate in the U.S., paving the way for…

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