by Emily Foster | Jun 4, 2015 | Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
When former Maryland governor and current presidential candidate Martin O’Malley spoke on Wednesday to the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, he became the second Democratic presidential candidate to come out forcefully on the campaign trail against fast-track trade...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 4, 2015 | Blog, Trade
One of the problems with our trade policies is while they might set up rules for competition, these rules are meaningless if they are not enforced. And, by and large, they are not. We don't have very good trade enforcement even when we do use it – which we largely...
by Jacob Woocher | Jun 3, 2015 | Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
Congress felt the pressure today from millions of Americans opposed to fast-track trade authority for the Trans-Pacific Partnership. A coalition of organizations opposing the fast-track legislation presented members of the House of Representatives today with boxes...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 3, 2015 | Blog, Trade
The U.S. Census Bureau reported Tuesday that the April goods and services trade deficit was an enormous, humongous $40.9 billion, down from an enormouser, humongouser $51.4 billion in March. (March was revised to $50.6 billion in today's report.) The monthly U.S....
by Dave Johnson | Jun 3, 2015 | Blog, Trade
It's up to you now. Call your representative today. Call, call, call. The House of Representatives is getting ready to vote on fast track – any day now. Call and demand they vote NO on fast track. If we swamp them with phone calls, we will deliver a powerful message...
by Leo Gerard | Jun 2, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
It’s all the rage now for Republican presidential candidates to spurn the Royal Romney approach and, instead, to fawn over workers. When former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum announced his presidential bid last week, he did it from a factory floor and called for increasing...
