by Michael Stumo Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) has never expressed concern about trade deficits, an unfortunate neglect in his position as Ranking Minority Member of the Senate Finance Committee. He has also never expressed concern that his “yes” vote on the Korea trade agreement in 2011 resulted in a doubling of our trade deficit with…
At an August 13, 2016 meeting of a state farm organization where he was the guest speaker, Harwood was asked what impact the recently inked beef agreement between the US and Brazil would have on US beef producers. The agreement he was asked about was announced on August 1, 2016 by the United States Department…
Trade policy and the Trans-Pacific Partnership have become contentious topics on the campaign trail in several Senate and House races, including in North Carolina and Wisconsin. [Daily News| August 19, 2016 | Inside US Trade] Senate Finance Committee member Richard Burr (R-NC), challenged in his re-election bid by Democrat Deborah Ross, in an Aug. 12 Twitter…
As the chairman and CEO of Charlotte-based Nucor Steel for more than 12 years, my job was to run a company that employed over 24,000 employees. We produced more than 25 million tons of steel a year to help build the cars, ships and trains that move our people and goods and to help build…
WASHINGTON ― As Hillary Clinton’s election victory appears increasingly likely, liberal groups already have their sights on the next battle: defeating the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal. [Daniel Marans | August 18, 2016 | Huffington Post] President Barack Obama issued an official notification last Friday that he plans to submit the Trans-Pacific Partnership for a vote in Congress. While congressional Republican…
A dozen agriculture groups spent nearly an hour discussing trade and other key policy priorities with representatives of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign Monday, a discussion that mirrored those held with Hillary Clinton in June. [Daily News | August 18, 2016 | Inside US Trade] The groups did not shy from their divergent views on issues…
In the article, “In Pushing TPP, President Obama Says He Has ‘Better Argument’ Than Trump or Clinton” the President offered several arguments for the trade scheme. [Hugh Campbell | August 18, 2016 | USW] He warned that “trying to pull up a draw bridge on trade” would hurt the U.S. economy and American workers, and said…
[Josh Harkinson | August 18, 2016 | Mother Jones] Until very recently, grousing about the pitfalls of global trade was seen as akin to complaining about the weather. One could no more stop China from dumping cheap imports than outlaw El Niño. And besides, the deluge of foreign goods would in the long run lift all…
We’ve pointed out before how topsy turvy things have become with the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement lately, and it seems to be getting even more weird, but not for any good reason. As we’ve pointed out dozens of times now, actual free trade is a good thing for the world — but the TPP agreement has very,…
Brigadier General John Adams: By facilitating the further offshoring of America’s manufacturing base, the trade pact would actually undermine America’s military readiness and global economic standing. TPP would hurt our national security interests more than it would help. [John Adams | August 17, 2016 | The Hill] The Republican and Democratic conventions showcased an extraordinarily rare point…