The Senate passed the cloture motion this evening by a vote of 84-8. All eight “no” votes came from Republicans, including: Alabama: Senator Jeff Sessions (R); Senator Richard Shelby (R) Arizona: Senator Jon Kyl (R); Senator John McCain (R) Louisiana: Senator David Vitter (R) Oklahoma: Senator Tom Coburn (R) South Carolina: Senato...
Continue readingFinance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) focuses primarily on TAA, but also cites Coalition’s figure of $400 million in tariffs paid by US firms because of GSP expiration. Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) now speaking; raising objections to sleeping bags. You can watch the debate on CSPAN2.
Continue readingLast Friday, we asked companies to use our Email Your Senators page and urge support for GSP renewal legislation when it comes up for votes starting later today. Thanks to everyone that took the time to reach out, but we still need more contacts. Not sure what to write? Here are excepts from just some...
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