Last year we wrote about how roses were recently added to GSP – but expiration means more expensive roses for Valentine’s Day. Not surprisingly, imports of roses spike in January and February in preparation for the Valentine’s holiday. As Scott Lincicome tweeted: “Congress literally raised taxes on love. Happy valentine&rsqu...
Continue readingAs the House and Senate try to move ahead on a China competition package, including GSP renewal, we expect a lot of questions on constituent impacts of expiration (or possible changes). Please take a moment to answer the survey below to ensure we can provide the best possible information to them. More details is better...
Continue readingYesterday, Democrats in the House of Representatives introduced its China competitiveness package, the “America COMPETES Act” (H.R.4251). The text is available here. House Democrats hope to pass the bill as soon as next week so they can enter conference negotiations with the Senate, which passed its bipartisan version of a competitive p...
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