Skip to content

Tag: trade

Screenshot

Buchanan Blasts ‘Stupidity of the Republican Party’ On China

Columnist Pat Buchanan criticized “the stupidity of the Republican Party” on trade with China during a discussion of Chinese counterfeiting on Friday’s “McLaughlin Group.” Buchanan stated, “This reflects, John, the stupidity of the Republican Party, which is responsible for MFN,

Jimmy Panetta (Pablo Martinez Monsivais / Associated Press / Pool)

Panetta’s Son Runs for Congress, Opposes TPP

Jimmy Panetta has his sights set on taking back the 20th district congressional seat once held by his father Leon Panetta, who recently served as Secretary of Defense in the Obama administration. The incumbent, Democrat Sam Farr, is retiring.

People work at the High Production factory in the garment district on April 22, 2014 in New York.

REPORT: TPP Trade Deal Threatens End to American-Made Clothing

The clothing and apparel industry is divided on its support of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal, but according to the New York Post, the trade pact doesn’t encourage consumers to purchase American-made clothing and could push fashion design activity overseas.

GettyImages-88136143 jet

TPP Trade Deal Hits U.S. Immigration In ‘A Massive Way’

Speaker of the House Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) previously denied that the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal impacted U.S. immigration; however, now that the full 5,544 pages of the TPP are public and being reviewed by experts, Ryan’s statement was false.

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden addresses the annual conference of the Export-Import Bank April 5, 2013 in Washington, DC. The conference brings together companies from around the world to meet U.S. exporters to learn how foreign buyers of American-made products and services can obtain loans with lower interest rates and long-term financing. (Photo by

Business Groups Push Congress to Revive Export-Import Bank

The House Committee on Foreign Affairs conducted a subcommittee hearing on Friday over whether or not Congress should reauthorize the Ex-Im Bank, which expired this summer, with many businesses encouraging Congress to vote to reauthorize the Ex-Im Bank next week.

GettyImages-Ryan McCarthy

Paul Ryan: House GOP Leadership’s Third Strike

If GOP leadership puts forward Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) as its “Plan C” for Speaker of the House, which appears to be Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) and Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) plan, it’s sure to be a third strike, according to several influential conservatives.

Screenshot

Trump: I’d Put a 35% Tax on Cars Made In Mexico

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said he would impose a 35% tax on any cars made in Mexico to keep companies from moving out of the US. Discussing a scenario where a car company wanted to build a plant in Mexico,

REUTERS/Rebecca Cook

Donald Trump Distinguishes Himself from GOP Field on Trade

As Donald Trump continues to surge in the polls, a staple of Trump’s campaign rhetoric remains his emphasis on bringing manufacturing jobs back to the United States and confronting foreign competitors like China and Mexico over their unfair trading practices.

AP Photo/Eric Gay

Exclusive — Rick Santorum: Trump Right, ‘Mexico Is a Big Problem’ Has to ‘Pay Price’ for Insecure Border or We’ll Make It ‘Unpleasant’ for Them

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum is coming out guns-a-blazing against the nation of Mexico for its role in perpetrating an insecure border, allowing its nation’s criminals, drugs, and problems into the United States. Otherwise, he threatens to make that nation pay a “price” for hindering efforts to secure its border with the U.S. If he’s elected president he’ll make it“unpleasant” for Mexico.