EconomyCommentary
The Export-Import Bank Needs to Stay Dead
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
Americans Are Pro-Trade When They Understand the Tradeoffs
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
Obama’s Pessimistic Outlook Hurts Our Trade Dealings
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
Ted Cruz Reverses Trade Position Hours Before Vote
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
Senate Passes Obama’s Trade Bill in Razor-Thin Vote
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
How the House Revived Obama’s Trade Deal
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
Why Give Obama Authority to Negotiate ‘Most Progressive Trade Agreement’ in History?
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
I Know Free Trade. This Isn’t It.
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
Why Conservatives Blame Republican Leadership for Failure on Trade
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
No, Conservatives Don’t Suddenly Hate Free Trade
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
