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Hayes Juggles Trade and Textiles
Rep. Robin Hayes (R., N.C.), scion of the Cannon textile family, has played a successful balancing act as a…
House Votes to Phase Out Byrd Bill
The House narrowly passed a budget-reduction package Monday that will repeal a trade law that compensated…
China Imports Soar 41.1% in October
China's import juggernaut rolled on in October, as shipments of Chinese apparel and textiles swelled 41.1…
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House Members Seek Bush Support on Trade
U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman recently signaled the U.S. might be more receptive to the EU's…
Bush Likely to Delay Tax Decision
Retailers concerned about a proposal to eliminate a tax deduction on the cost of imported merchandise and raw…
CAFTA Delayed On Key Issues
The Central American Free Trade Agreement is in a holding pattern as the seven signatory nations try to…
Pol Decries Mexican-Made Uniforms
Rep. Robin Hayes (R., N.C.), reacting to a report that revealed U.S. Border Patrol uniforms are being made in…
Task Force Targets Jewelry Theft Ring
The FBI has launched the Gate Cutters Jewelry Task Force to nab a jewelry heist ring that has burglarized…
Groups to Step Up Pressure Over China’s Currency Policy
Lawmakers were also critical of the Treasury Department report released Monday, which held off on designating…
China Currency Passes Treasury Test
U.S. Treasury said China's reform of its fixed exchange rate between the yuan and the dollar avoided it being…
House, Senate Pass Measures Upping Counterfeit Penalties
Congress is confronting counterfeiting head-on at a time when bogus footwear and apparel are costing U.S…
Peter McGrath: Navigating the Politics of Trade
Peter McGrath, chairman of purchasing for J.C. Penney Purchasing Corp., is one of a select few in the fashion…
House Passes Bill Ending Subsidies
The House passed legislation that eliminates a cotton subsidy program and repeals a domestic subsidy trade…
Bush Pushed to Attach Labor Issues to Trade
House Democrats and U.S. and Latin American labor leaders pressed for strong labor and environmental…
Combs’ Voter Drive Said Under Review
The FEC is apparently looking into whether Sean "Diddy" Combs' "Vote or Die" campaign during the 2004…