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 readingIn light of today’s Senate Finance Committee hearing, we decided to roll out some of our new GSP import data by state. For example, did you know that…. Five of the top six states in terms of tariffs paid through April because of GSP expiration are represented on the Finance Committee? Maryland, represented on the...
Continue readingAs 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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