President Barack Obama is taking the fight for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal to America’s streets — directly countering the fusillades from Donald Trump and, increasingly, from Hillary Clinton. [Adam Behsudi | August 16, 2016 | Politico] The White House is making an all-out push to win passage of the deal in the lame-duck session…
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There are existing laws to address some trade cheating – such as unlawful subsidization of exports – by importers and foreign trade rivals. Antidumping and countervailing duties are imposed when trade cheating is found. The Customs and Border Protection agency is supposed to collect those duties. But they often do not. A July 2016 report…
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by Michael Stumo Good news… Rep Elise Stefanik (R-NY-21) announced her opposition to TPP last week. It shows that our CPA strategy to work with state and local trade associations is working. Stefanik was a member of the Bush 43 White House. She directed debate prep for Paul Ryan as Romney’s VP candidate. She is……
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U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-Willsboro, said Tuesday she would vote against the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership in its current version, but it is a moot point because the current version of the trade agreement will not come up for a vote. [Maury Thompson | August 09, 2016 | Post Star] “I have concerns of the current…
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by Michael Stumo Still pushing the zombie TPP forward, the White House sent a draft Statement of Administrative Action (SAA) to Congress. It describes how the TPP will change US laws to comply with the globalist trade treaty. The administration has been deploying every cabinet official it can find, even the head of the National…
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by Michael Stumo I was in DC last week. The votes for the Trans-Pacific Partnership do not exist at this time. Big qualifier… “at this time”. Here is what I know. My education task is, and has been, to show legislators and staffers how trade deals have helped cause our trade deficit, enabled new mercantilism…
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The White House put Congress on notice Friday morning that it will be sending lawmakers a bill to implement President Barack Obama’s landmark Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement – a move intended to infuse new energy into efforts to ratify the flat-lining trade pact. [Adam Behsudi | August 12, 2016 | Politico] The submission of the draft Statement of Administration…
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HICKORY, N.C.—In the late 1990s, this furniture-making hub seemed sheltered from the disruptive forces of globalization. Laid-off steelworkers from West Virginia, Tennessee and beyond streamed here for new jobs building beds, tables and chairs for American homes. The unemployment rate fell below 2%. [Bob Davis and Jon Hilsenrath| Wall Street Journal] These days, Hickory is still suffering…
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In a rules-based system, the rules are developed to permit the smooth functioning of the members within the system by identifying what can and cannot be done. Stop signs and traffic lights are common in nearly all societies to permit the movement of people and goods in a manner that both facilitates movement and ensures…
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U.S. Rep. Richard Neal anticipates playing an “important role” in Congress opposing theTrans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, should it come to a vote before the end of the year. [Shira Schoenberg| August 8, 2016 |MassLive] The free trade deal between the U.S. and Pacific Rim nations is a major potential legacy of President Barack Obama, a Democrat. But both…
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