Senate Finance Committee: Lawmakers Express Concern over U.S.-China Economic Relationship

For Immediate Release September 22, 2015 Contact:  Aaron Fobes, Julia Lawless (202)224-4515 Lawmakers Express Concern over U.S.-China Economic Relationship [A Release from the Senate WASHINGTON, DC — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR), House Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI), and Ranking Member Sandy Levin (D-MI) sent a…

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Do U.S. Workers Really Have to Rely on Canadian and Mexican Negotiators to Look Out for Our Jobs?

Throughout 2014 and 2015, the Barack Obama administration and cheerleaders for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, have bragged about the “job creation” effects of the TPP. Others have been more skeptical, including the Economic Policy Institute and the Center for Economic and Policy Research. [by Celeste Drake, AFL-CIO] Those who…

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Returning from my summer hiatus

We are back from our summer publishing hiatus. There has been much to write about. I have stayed active on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter @DanRDimicco. I have been on the speaking tour discussing my book “American Made- Why making things will return us to greatness”. The reception from thousands to the message has been great…

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Inside US Trade: Packed Agenda Covers TPP, TTIP, Xi Visit, India S&CD, Azevedo In U.S.

The U.S. trade agenda is jam-packed this week, with key developments taking place in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations and the U.S.-EU trade talks, along with Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit, a U.S.-India commercial dialogue and a trip by World Trade Organization’s director-general to Washington. [Reposted from Inside US Trade  |  September 21, 2015]…

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News Release: USDA Searches Globe for Cheap Beef While Congress Works to Ensure it Remains Undifferentiated in the U.S. Market

  For immediate release: September 18, 2015   USDA Proposes Today to Allow Fresh Beef Imports from Africa                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Billings, Mont. – After decades of depressed cattle prices that triggered the unprecedented liquidation of the U.S. cow herd that began in 1996, reports indicate that U.S. cow-calf producers are beginning to experience better times.…

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