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America Needs More than Rhetoric and Piecemeal Trade Measures for Economic Growth

The President’s recognition in last night’s Fox News interview that exports play an important role in bolstering U.S. economic performance was welcome, but missed at least half of the trade story. Imports benefit America, too, through lower prices to ...

From DANIELLA MARKHEIM, The Heritage Foundation,  19 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  World Trade Organization

A Year of Living Dangerously: Obama’s Record on Trade

In February 2009, President Obama revealed his trade policy agenda in the opening chapter of the 2009 Trade Policy Agenda and 2008 Annual Report. Short on substance, the agenda outlined many of the same broad ideas presented during his presidential ...

From DANIELLA MARKHEIM, The Heritage Foundation,  4 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  World Trade Organization

An Act to End Trade

On June 24, 106 Members of Congress introduced the Trade Reform, Accountability, Development and Employment (TRADE) Act (H.R. 3012) as the vehicle for reshaping U.S. trade policy. Mandating additional reviews of current and potential trade agreements ...

From DANIELLA MARKHEIM, The Heritage Foundation,  6 Jul 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Congress,  North American Free Trade Agreement

A Trade Agenda for the G-8 Summit in Italy

Leaders from the U.S., France, Italy, Germany, Japan, Russia, Canada, and the United Kingdom are scheduled to meet July 8-10 in Italy for the latest G-8 summit meeting. Looming ever larger on the economic policy agenda is the state of global ...

From DANIELLA MARKHEIM, The Heritage Foundation,  1 Jul 2009
Related Topics: World Trade Organization,  European Union,  World Bank,  Pascal Lamy,  Barack Obama

Nuclear Energy Renaissance: Global Supply Chain Critical

After years of policy wrangling and bureaucratic delays, the Department of Energy (DOE) has identified the four companies approved to receive federally backed loan guarantees to help finance the construction of new nuclear reactors in the U.S. All of ...

From JACK SPENCER AND DANIELLA MARKHEIM, The Heritage Foundation,  19 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama

Energy Cap and Trade Threatens American Prosperity

As the debate on climate change legislation moves forward, Members of Congress are diligently carving out exceptions and special benefits for favored groups of voters. Of course, higher energy costs will hurt all of their constituents, but Members are ...

From DANIELLA MARKHEIM, The Heritage Foundation,  16 Jun 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Congress,  World Trade Organization

Climate Policy: Free Trade Promotes a Cleaner Environment

Regardless of the scientific merit behind doomsday predictions of global warming, President Obama and Congress seem intent on instituting a U.S. policy regime to address the specter of climate change. The debate on the most effective way to "green" ...

From DANIELLA MARKHEIM, The Heritage Foundation,  24 Apr 2009
Related Topics: World Trade Organization,  Barack Obama

G-20 Summit: Rhetoric and Empty Promises Will Not Protect Free Trade

With the next G-20 summit only days away, President Obama and other world leaders are once again promising to oppose protectionism as a central tenet of their post-summit economic agenda. Unfortunately, these promises are unlikely to be backed with ...

From DANIELLA MARKHEIM, The Heritage Foundation,  27 Mar 2009
Related Topics: World Trade Organization,  World Bank,  Barack Obama

Tough Stance on Trade: Good for Politics, Bad for America

Catering to a Congress that is largely hostile to international trade, USTR nominee Ron Kirk used his confirmation hearing testimony to assure the Senate Finance Committee that the administration plans to take a tougher stance on trade this year. ...

From DANIELLA MARKHEIM, The Heritage Foundation,  11 Mar 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Congress,  Ron Kirk,  U.S. Senate

Obama Administration: Yet to Show Strong Leadership on Trade Policy

This week, President Obama revealed his trade policy agenda in the opening chapter of the 2009 Trade Policy Agenda and 2008 Annual Report.[1] A short four-and-a-quarter pages long, the chapter reveals little about the President's intent for the future ...

From DANIELLA MARKHEIM, The Heritage Foundation,  6 Mar 2009
Related Topics: World Trade Organization,  Barack Obama,  World Bank

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