GSP Letter Sent to Maryland Delegation
We recently received the following letter, a variation of which was sent to each member of the Maryland congressional delegation. It shows not only how GSP can help small businesses expand, but also how quickly GSP expiration can wipe out years of growth (emphasis is ours). If your company is in a similar situation, please...
Continue readingMore Excerpts from Letters to Congress
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...
Continue readingHappy Father’s Day
In honor of the holiday weekend, we decided to put the GSP tariffs paid to date into perspective. Have a great weekend!
Continue readingGSP Supporter List Hits 250 Companies and Associations
Even after two and a half months, our GSP Supporter List continues to grow. Today, we added our 250th signatory: Concorde Specialty Gases in Eatontown, New Jersey. The companies are headquartered in 37 states and 140 Congressional districts, with operations in many more. You can view the list by company name or download the list.....
Continue readingGrassroots Efforts Are Paying Off
Spoke recently with a key congressional staff member working on GSP renewal. They said a lot more Congressional offices are contacting them about the need to pass GSP renewal legislation and that our “grassroots stuff is working.” If you haven’t already, please send emails to the appropriate staff contacts using our Email Yo...
Continue readingNewest Version of GSP Supporter List by CD Now Available
With its most recent update, our Supporter List now includes companies operating in 41 states and 247 congressional districts. You can download the list of GSP Supporters by district here. You can add your company name by emailing here. Top districts remain Iowa’s 1st (Bruce Braley), Tennessee’s 2nd (John Duncan), and Califo...
Continue readingHeartbreaking GSP Expiration Email
We received this email the other day. Little commentary seems necessary, but it’s quite sad that people who have chosen to invest in themselves to provide a better life for their family are now being punished by GSP expiration: “[Our company] has suspended all imports of products that we expected to be duty free. Our...
Continue readingUS Chamber Tells Congress to Renew GSP
We want to thank the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for its blog post yesterday: Hey Congress, Don’t Forget to Renew GSP, highlighting our website and many of the grassroots efforts (e.g., GSP Supporter List, email tools, etc.) undertaken over the last several months. The post ends with an important message: As Congress and the Administration...
Continue readingGSP Expiration Cost $55 Million in April
The trade data released by the Department of Commerce this afternoon showed that American companies paid an estimated $55.3 million in new taxes on $1.4 billion worth of previously GSP-eligible imports in April. Through the first 4 months of the year, U.S. businesses paid $217.5 million in tariffs on $5.8 billion worth of imports. If...
Continue readingExamples for Writing Your Representatives
We’ve received numerous copies of emails sent to Congressional staff over the last week through our House and Senate email pages. Every company’s story is different, as is the way they tell it. If you want to write your Senators/Reps but aren’t sure where to begin, here are some excerpts of emails we’ve received ...
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