EconomyCommentary
Last week, the Obama administration released the text of the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership—a trade pact between the U.S. and 11 other Pacific Rim countries. Advocates… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Export-Import Bank is dead. Let’s keep it that way. This hoary relic of the Great Depression has been plagued with corruption and fraud. Its… Read More
EconomyCommentary
In June, NBC News released a poll with the following question: Which is more important to you: Protecting American industries and jobs by limiting imports… Read More
EconomyCommentary
No thanks to his fellow Democrats, President Barack Obama won a victory in Congress last week when Republicans voted to give him the authority to… Read More
EconomyNews
Sen. Ted Cruz switched his position on major trade legislation that expedites presidential trade negotiations, announcing early Tuesday he would vote against the bill just… Read More
EconomyNews
The Senate revived the key piece to President Obama’s trade agreement Tuesday, granting the president expanded powers to negotiate an ambitious Pacific trade deal. The… Read More
InternationalNews
The House took the first step today to save President Obama’s trade agenda when it granted him negotiating power over a legacy-building deal with 11… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The recent defeat of Congressional efforts to pass a package of trade legislation including Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) and Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) provides a… Read More
EconomyCommentary
When I was first elected to Congress in 1998, South Carolina’s Fourth Congressional District was a reliably protectionist vote. In the words of former Sen…. Read More
InternationalNews
After Democrats helped imperil President Obama’s trade agenda, conservatives are insisting they can help rescue the trade effort—if House Republican leadership will let them. Conservative… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The debate over the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) bill backed by President Obama, House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has turned… Read More
EconomyNews
President Obama’s last-minute push to whip votes for his trade bill backfired Friday as the House of Representatives killed a related measure providing aid to… Read More
EconomyNews
Today, the House will either advance—or imperil—President Obama’s trade agenda when it votes on legislation to give him more power to ink deals with other… Read More
EconomyCommentary
NBC News released Tuesday a poll with the following question: Which is more important to you? Protecting American industries and jobs by limiting imports from… Read More
EconomyCommentary
A recent report from the U.S. Trade Representative, titled “Leveling the Playing Field,” describes how the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership could reduce other countries’ trade barriers…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
Republican leaders in the House of Representatives are twisting arms to get to 218 votes—the magic number needed to pass the Senate-approved version of the… Read More
EconomyNews
A push by President Obama to earn fast-track authority to negotiate trade deals has conservatives using words like “odd” and “awkward” as they weigh their… Read More
EconomyCommentary
In recent weeks there’s been a bit of controversy in Washington over an “alphabet soup” of legislation and tactics all dealing with trade issues. Amid… Read More
EconomyCommentary
This week, the Senate appears likely to move Trade Adjustment Assistance and Trade Promotion Authority as a single package. The ineffective and costly Trade Adjustment… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Currency manipulation is one of the biggest issues in the congressional fight over Trade Promotion Authority. Previous versions of Trade Promotion Authority have included the… Read More
EconomyNews
We all know the story Pinocchio: Every time he told a lie, his nose grew. The same thing has happened to Public Citizen, which is… Read More
EconomyCommentary
In his famous “Time for Choosing” speech, Ronald Reagan observed: “This is the issue of this election: whether we believe in our capacity for self-government… Read More
EconomyCommentary
One of the most persistent and misguided myths in economics is that trade deficits weaken the U.S. economy. For example, after the government released data… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
President Obama recently hosted executives from foreign-based businesses at the White House to highlight the benefits of investment in the United States. NPR described the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
What do Enron, the Soros Economic Development Fund, Papa John’s Pizza, Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, MTV, the Bank of Palestine, and Deutsche Bank have in common?… Read More
As President Obama travels to Asia, one item sure to be on his agenda is the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a trade agreement currently being negotiated… Read More
While the U.S. Treasury did not label China as a currency manipulator this week, it did criticize the Chinese authorities for recently intervening in the… Read More
The United States and the European Union (EU) are currently negotiating a proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). A recent survey by the Atlantic… Read More
President Obama’s impending trip to Asia in April is an opportunity for the U.S. to go beyond mere rhetorical commitment to the Asia pivot. At… Read More
As Congress returns to work and focuses on a Ukraine aid package, exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) is getting all sorts of attention these days,… Read More
