The Senate expects to vote on the overall GSP/TAA bill later today. Failure of either the TAA amendment or the overall package – or the success other amendments – threatens not only GSP, but the larger trade agenda this fall. We’ve updated our Email Your Senators page to urge support for today’s votes. If you...
Continue readingWe received a call from a customs broker this morning alerting us to (false) information they had received about GSP being renewed effective October 1st. This is not true – the Senate continues to debate the GSP/TAA bill. Below is an image of the message forwarded by the customs broker – if you see similar...
Continue readingFinance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) focuses primarily on TAA, but also cites Coalition’s figure of $400 million in tariffs paid by US firms because of GSP expiration. Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) now speaking; raising objections to sleeping bags. You can watch the debate on CSPAN2.
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