Archive for: May 2013

GSP and Jobs, American Jobs

Written on May 6, 2013 in GSP

The GSP trade program was created in the 1970s to promote development in poor countries through “trade, not aid.”  Over the years, GSP has had a positive impact on jobs where some might not expect it: here in the United States.  How is that so? American companies use the GSP program to import a wide...

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Educating Congress About GSP Renewal, Part 2

Written on May 3, 2013 in GSP

Yesterday we posted about what we try to do in Hill meetings and the type of info we provide to staffers, but that still doesn’t answer the bigger question: why are the meetings even necessary? In the eyes of most members of Congress, GSP is a good program – viewed in the abstract.  When you...

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Educating Congress About GSP Renewal, Part 1

Written on May 2, 2013 in GSP

Earlier today, we had two more meetings with staff for House Members that serve on the Ways and Means Committee: Reps. James Renacci (OH-16) and Pat Tiberi (OH-12). These were meetings #20 and #21 since the beginning of last week, and we have more coming up.  Some of you might wonder, what do you do...

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