Posted on 29 July 2010 by Michael Stumo
This reporting below shows that journalistic understanding of trade has not progressed past 1994. The article discusses Rep. Michaud and others’ laudable and knowledgeable opposition to the Korea Free Trade Agreement as expressed. But the issue is framed, by journalists, as being over a dispute about autos and beef. The...
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29 July 2010 · Michael Stumo
So... this is the deal. China gets to manipulate currency, charge VAT tariffs against our imports, freeze out U.S. vendors from gov't procurement, steel our technology, etc. But we have to eat the...
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29 July 2010 · Michael Stumo
R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America is a CPA member, and the cattle group's CEO, Bill Bullard, is on the CPA board. The Derry Brownfield Show covers many midwestern agricultural states. Below is...
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29 July 2010 · Ellen
The following press release appears on Congressman Lipinski's website here. The National Manufacturing Strategy Act, HR 4692, was endorsed by CPA in early 2010. (July 28, 2010) Today, the House of...
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29 July 2010 · Ellen
The following letter appeared in the Financial Times here. Great Wall of ... Protectionism? Sir, The claim by Chen Deming, China’s minister of commerce, that China “remains open for busines...
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29 July 2010 · Ellen
The following article appeared on Reuters on July 22, 2010. WASHINGTON - Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representative said on Thursday they will wait until at least September before takin...
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28 July 2010 · Michael Stumo
The Canadians and the U.S. multinational meatpackers are continuing their WTO complaint in an attempt to kill the U.S. law requiring meat, seafood and produce to bear a label stating the country of or...
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28 July 2010 · Sara
Dear Friends: At the Western PA Summit in April, stakeholders from business to labor to economic development and elected officials determined that 1) REBALANCING TRADE and 2) SMART TAX to pro...
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28 July 2010 · Ellen
Here is yet another piece about Chinese grating found in the Daily Media Report of AISI. July 27, 2010 Steel Business Briefing Two US producers are calling for an investigation into potential...
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28 July 2010 · Ellen
The following article appeared in the Daily Media Report of the American Iron and Steel Institute. July 27, 2010 Xinhua WASHINGTON - More than 20 business groups have recently urged the excl...
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28 July 2010 · Ellen
The following article appeared in the Daily Media Report of the American Iron and Steel Institute. July 26, 2010 American Metal Market PITTSBURGH -- U.S. producers of steel gratings are conc...
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