Written on September 26, 2011 in
Alaska
Last 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...
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Written on June 20, 2011 in
Arizona
As long as we keep receiving copies of emails sent to Congressional trade staffers through our Email Yours Senators and Email Your Representatives pages, we’ll post excerpts that effectively tell the story of GSP expiration, so please coming them coming. Here are some of the latest sent by… A small business in Illinois to their...
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Written on April 27, 2011 in
GSP
Given the name/purpose of this site, we focus primarily on the direct impacts of GSP renewal. What we probably don’t focus on enough is how GSP duties pile on to a host of other challenges American companies currently face. Yesterday, we noted that Besa Lighting in Blacklick, Ohio (near Columbus) added its name to the...
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