Over the weekend, the Administration announced the results of the 2011 GSP Annual Review. You can read the Presidential Proclamation here or, if you’d prefer the non-legalese version, here’s a list from USTR that clearly states the decision for each product. Although it’s gotten little press, the statistics are quite strikin...
Continue readingLast week, we asked companies to contact their Senators in support of the GSP/TAA bill. When all the votes were tallied, H.R. 2832 passed with the support of 70 Senators. The inclusion of TAA made the vote particularly difficult for Republicans, but at the end of the day 17 Republicans voted in favor of the...
Continue readingThe Senate is in its 3rd day of debate on amendments to the GSP/TAA bill. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) keeps saying that he hopes we’re “heading into the home stretch,” but it is unclear when final votes will take place. While the Senators continue to talk, more American companies continue to join our efforts. Since...
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