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NAM Urges Repeal of WTO-Inconsistent Labeling Rules
Linda Dempsey, vice president for international economic affairs with the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), testified today at a House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign...
View ArticleBipartisan, Bicameral Trade Promotion Authority Legislation Introduced
With today’s introduction of Trade Promotion Authority legislation, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR), and House Ways and...
View ArticleThe MTB: A No-Brainer for Manufacturers
The introduction of bipartisan legislation by Sens. Rob Portman (R-OH), Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Richard Burr (R-NC) to establish a new process for Congressional consideration of...
View ArticleNearly 300 State and Local Associations Stand behind TPA
In a letter released this week and coordinated by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and other major trade associations, nearly 300 U.S. state and local organizations urged swift action to...
View ArticleGreener Goods Trade Depends on TPA
Much of the focus surrounding Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) has been on the two large regional free trade agreements being negotiated by the United States – the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) with...
View ArticleCOOL: Day of Reckoning Nears
Bipartisan approval of Trade Promotion Authority legislation offers the promise of new trade agreements that will boost the competitiveness of U.S. exports and ensure that countries play by rules...
View ArticleMTB: A Key Moment of Decision for Congress
More than $1.8 billion dollars in taxes. That is what manufacturers in the U.S. are facing because of nearly 900 days of inaction by the House and Senate on a longstanding program to eliminate outdated...
View ArticleAmbitious TPP Market Access Package Critical for Manufacturers in the United...
U.S. exports of manufactured goods have helped grow U.S.-based manufacturing and support millions of good-paying jobs. At the same time, manufacturers face significant tariff, non-tariff barriers and...
View ArticleTPP Must Ensure Cross-Border Data Flows and Reject Localization Requirements
As highlighted in the National Association of Manufacturers’ new Trans-Pacific Partnership Priorities report, the final Trans-Pacific Partnership TPP agreement should ensure that cross-border data...
View ArticleSenate, House MTB Letters Demonstrate Strong Bicameral, Bipartisan Support...
As House and Senate discussions around the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (H.R. 644) continue, one emerging sticking point is whether to include in the final conference report a...
View ArticleThe Right TPP to Grow Manufacturing and Jobs in the U.S.
Negotiators from the twelve Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) countries are meeting this week in Atlanta, GA, to seek to close a final TPP agreement. Manufacturers in the U.S. are watching closely to see...
View ArticleTo TTIP or Not to TTIP: A Moment of Truth for Transatlantic Trade Talks
With the eleventh round of Transatlantic Trade and Investment (TTIP) talks underway this week in Miami, it’s time for the U.S. and EU to get serious and make tangible progress towards a comprehensive...
View ArticleIt’s Time to Turn Back the Clock on Unfair Foreign Trade Barriers
The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) cataloged today some of the most onerous foreign unfair barriers faced by manufacturers in the U.S. in its submission to the Office of the U.S. Trade...
View ArticleThe Right TPP to Grow Manufacturing and Jobs in the U.S.
Negotiators from the twelve Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) countries are meeting this week in Atlanta, GA, to seek to close a final TPP agreement. Manufacturers in the U.S. are watching closely to see...
View ArticleTo TTIP or Not to TTIP: A Moment of Truth for Transatlantic Trade Talks
With the 11th round of Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) talks underway this week in Miami, it’s time for the United States and European Union to get serious and make tangible...
View ArticleIt’s Time to Turn Back the Clock on Unfair Foreign Trade Barriers
The NAM cataloged today some of the most onerous foreign unfair barriers faced by manufacturers in the United States in its submission to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative as it prepares its...
View ArticleMTB: An Opportunity Squandered
By excluding a concrete new Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) process from the conference report for the Customs Bill, Congress has once again failed to advance legislation which would eliminate...
View ArticleCOOL: One Step Closer to Repeal
Congress is one step closer to staving off retaliation on U.S. manufactured exports to our two largest trading partners, Canada and Mexico. The Senate amendment to H.R. 2029, the “Consolidated...
View ArticleManufacturers Excited by WTO Opportunities in a Post-Doha World
The acknowledgement by trade ministers at the 10th Ministerial Conference Dec. 19 in Nairobi that many WTO Members want to explore “new architectures” for trade negotiations is a catalyst for countries...
View ArticleManufacturers Press for New U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Agreement Amid Uncertainty
U.S. and EU officials are meeting this week in Brussels in an effort to negotiate an updated agreement that would enable companies to seamlessly transfer data between subsidiaries. This ability to...
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