U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently sent a joint letter to Congress urging the re-authorization of the GSP and other preference programs “at the earliest opportunity and for the longest period possible.” Many of the letter’s themes could be taken right off Renew GSP Today: -GSP import...
Continue readingAs of this afternoon, the GSP Supporter List hit 150 companies/associations. Thanks to everyone who’s helped pass along information about our efforts or found us on their own and decided to sign on. More than half of the signatories have never participated in any of the Coalition’s previous outreach or lobbying efforts, meaning th...
Continue readingI received an email yesterday from the owner of a company in Portland, Oregon that imports under both GSP and the Andean preferences. I’ve worked with this person on GSP issues for several years, but when I asked to add his name to the GSP Supporter List, the response caught me off-guard, to say the...
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