The U.S. government should become more active in supporting our small and medium-sized manufacturers, or other countries will continue to develop their economies at our expense. [Paul Ericksen| February, 26 2016 |Industry Week] One of my recent columns (“How Best to Get Government Involved in your Business”) generated a response from reader “Toppers” who posed…
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China warned the United States on Wednesday not to adopt punitive currency policies that could disrupt U.S.-China relations after Donald Trump’s win in the Nevada caucus. [Bill Gertz| February, 24 2016 |Free Beacon] Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told reporters in Beijing that “we are following with interest the U.S. presidential election.” Hua was asked…
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Las Vegas: Donald Trump, the Republican presidential frontrunner, has added India to the list of countries that he believes is taking away jobs from the US and has pledged to bring those back if elected president. [Press Trusts of India| February, 24 2016 |NDTV] “What I did on June 16, we came out and we…
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“Made in the USA” – that label has always been a mark of quality and pride around the world. American manufacturing has gone through hard times, but we’re working our way back from the worst of the economic crisis. Under President Obama, we’ve saved the auto industry and added over 900,000 manufacturing jobs. Exports are…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 26, 2016 Contact: Paola Masman, Media Director 202-688-5145 ext 2, [email protected] Washington ~ The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today raised concerns about the reliability of a recent advocacy document released by the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) purporting to show increased farm income if the Trans-Pacific Partnership is adopted. The…
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Is the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade agreement signed by the United States and 11 other countries, a good deal? Agriculture organizations are encouraging Congress to ratify the agreement that could increase made-in-America exports. [Pat Kopecki| February, 24 2016 |Wilson County News| Groups such as the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association say that delaying ratification will cost…
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More than 100 state and local governments have introduced or passed resolutions opposing the Trans-Pacific Partnership. In addition, more than 100 resolutions opposing the TPP were passed at recent precinct caucuses in Iowa. [Kenneth Quinnell| February, 18 2016 |AFL-CIO| Leaders like Jon Weissman, secretary-treasurer of the Pioneer Valley AFL-CIO, have condemned TPP while passing the resolutions. On…
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President Obama is trying to round up votes in Congress to ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership before the end of his term. The White House has made approval of the 12-nation free-trade deal, which took seven years to negotiate, a top priority. But many in Congress and around the country have serious concerns about how…
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The CEO of R-CALF USA says meat packers wanted to get rid of Country of Origin Labeling, COOL, because it would not fit in with the Trans Pacific Partnership. He tells Brownfield Ag news, “Unfortunately, Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) was defeated because it conflicts with the goals within the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) free…
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Here’s a minor item which may sound like a mere technicality, but it’s emblematic of a larger problem. [Ian Fletcher| February, 25 2016 |Huffington Post| Here’s a minor item which may sound like a mere technicality, but it’s emblematic of a larger problem. Jeff Zients, director of the Obama’s National Economic Council, recently said…
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