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The State of the Union Should Include a Commitment to Lift US Exports with Trade

Hope PjeskyJanuary 15, 2015

When President Obama gives his State of the Union address next week, he’ll talk about community colleges, immigration, and global trade. Here’s one thing he ...

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Best Crop Ever is a Modern Technology Success Story

Bill HoranAugust 28, 2014

After 40 years of farming, I think I’ve finally gotten it right: I’m about to produce my best crop ever. I won’t have the numbers to prove it until we harves...

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Congress Begins to Address Trade Promotion Authority

Ross KorvesOctober 17, 2013

For 80 years U.S. Presidents have negotiated trade agreements based on objectives jointly established by the President and Congress. That partnership during th...

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Providing the President with Trade Promotion Authority

Ross KorvesFebruary 7, 2013

Discussions between the Obama Administration and leaders of the European Union (EU) concerning a potential trade agreement have again raised the need for Congre...

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Trading Up For a No-Cost Economic Stimulus Program

Bill HoranJanuary 31, 2013

U.S. trade representative Ron Kirk confirmed last week that he’s leaving Washington for the private sector. He deserves praise for the Obama administration’s ma...

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Trans-Pacific Partnership Talks Enter New Phase

Ross KorvesNovember 29, 2012

The 15th round of negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement (FTA) will take place on December 3-12 in Auckland, New Zealand. The...

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Mr. President: It’s Time to Ask For (and Receive) Trade Promotion Authority

Dean KlecknerMarch 22, 2012

In its just-released 2012 Trade Policy Agenda, the Obama administration took credit for recent accomplishments, such as completing a free-trade agreement with S...

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Moving Forward the Freer Trade Agenda

Ross KorvesSeptember 1, 2011

Every time progress has been made on advancing the Korea, Colombia and Panama free trade agreements (FTA) through Congress another roadblock appears. With ag...

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Chinese Tire-Import Spat Puts Obama in Trade-Policy Pickle

August 28, 2009

The Wall Street Journal By Peter Fritsch August 28, 2009www.wsj.com WASHINGTON -- A politically charged case involving Chinese tire imports will soon force...

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Act On Free Trade

August 12, 2009

Investor's Business Daily Issues & Insights August 11, 2009www.investors.com Diplomacy: At the "three amigos" summit of North American Free T...

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Trade

Three Voices. One Message. Ratify USMCA Now.

Farmer’s Caught Between Unenforced Trade Agreements and Political Gamemanship

A New Day Dawning for the U.S. and “Land of the Rising Sun”

Technology

California Can Keep the Water Flowing

Item of Interest: Let’s trust African scientists in war on hunger

Sharing A GM Technology Testimony From India to Uganda