Last week, the House passed GSP renewal legislation by a vote of 400-2. Though Senate procedural rules make a stand-alone vote in the Senate unlikely, the expected result would be similar. (The last Senate vote was 97-1.) Despite overwhelming support in the House and Senate – and Administration support for a 3-year renewal – American...
Continue readingEarlier this week we heard from Custom Direct, Inc., yet another supporter list company urging Congress to pass a swift, retroactive GSP renewal. (Use these links to see the full list or add your organization.) Based in Plano, Texas, Custom Direct is a US supplier of luggage, bags and cases with 10 employees. The company works...
Continue readingThis morning we received an email from Halsted Corporation, one of the nearly 400 GSP supporter list organizations advocating for swift, retroactive GSP renewal. (Use these links to see the full list or add your organization.) Halsted has 30 employees and has paid $15,000 in extra tariffs since GSP expired a few weeks back. Nationally,...
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