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...
Continue readingYesterday 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...
Continue readingEarlier 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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