Republican trade bill sponsor wants Obama action
A Republican co-sponsor of a bill key to President Barack Obama's effort to boost exports to Asia said Thursday it won't pass unless the administration supports it more actively.
View ArticleLaGrange: Trans-Pacific Partnership a shame
The Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade agreement can change the way America does business for decades to come.
View ArticleTrade pacts in the works may boost small business
Small businesses may get an export boom under trade agreements the federal government is hammering out with Pacific and European countries.
View ArticleUnions intensifying attacks on new emerging free-trade pact
Union leaders and other critics say the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership would prompt U.S. companies to funnel manufacturing jobs to lower-wage countries.
View ArticleMartin Cantor: Credit to Democrats opposing Obama’s ‘fast-track’ pact
Ceding this authority to the president puts LI jobs at risk, especially with the recent rash of higher-paying jobs and firms leaving for less costly regions.
View ArticleTony Nuzio: Let’s give the Trans-Pacific Partnership a chance
This would be one of the world’s largest free-trade regions, encompassing 800 million people and touching an astounding 40 percent of the global economy.
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