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☆ Labor unions, domestic manufacturing groups launch coalition to reform de minimis import loophole
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Chelsey Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

-WASHINGTON — Labor unions, domestic manufacturers, business associations and other interest organizations on Wednesday announced a bipartisan coalition to target an import loophole allowing billions of un-taxed goods into the U.S."The coalition we have assembled is a testament to the mounting pressure to close the de minimis loophole," Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., said. The ranking member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade is working in conjunction with the new Coalition to Close the De Minimis Loophole. CBP said it processed over 1 billion de minimis shipments in FY '23, according to a report last modified on March 1. The company has been valued at over $66 billion according to a November report, while PDD reported third-quarter revenue of $9.44 billion that month. "Our industry has lost astonishingly 10 plants in five months as a result of the de minimis loophole," Glas told reporters.

Persons: Rep, Earl Blumenauer, minimis, Blumenauer, Mike Gallagher, Gallagher, Neal Dunn, Sherrod Brown, Marco Rubio, Dunn, Dan Bishop, Rosa DeLauro, Conn, Shein, PDD, Kim Glas, Glas Organizations: Port, WASHINGTON — Labor, Wednesday, Trade, Coalition, Chinese Communist Party, U.S . Customs, CBP, CNBC, House CCP Committee, PDD Holdings, National Council of Textile Organizations, AFL, Alliance for American Manufacturing, Coalition for, Prosperous Locations: China, Port of Los Angeles, Long Beach , California, U.S, United States, Sens, Ohio, Singapore, Prosperous America

But the de minimis rule also has powerful defenders. China's exports grew only 0.6% last year, but the bright spot was cross-border e-commerce, which includes but is not limited to the de minimis packages. In a January meeting with Mayorkas, the National Council of Textile Organizations complained about unfair trade practices, including the de minimis rule. It is unclear how much fentanyl and other illicit drugs may be slipping undetected into the country in the small packages. On a recent Friday morning at Chicago's O'Hare airport, small parcels that had arrived by mail from overseas were on conveyor belts going through X-ray machines for inspection.

Persons: Lindsey Puls, Puls, ”, Alexander Mayorkas, Earl Blumenauer of, ” Blumenauer, Sen, John Thune, LaFonda Sutton, Burke, Charles Benoit, Benoit, Mayorkas, Videojournalist Melissa Perez Winder, Haleluya Hadero Organizations: WASHINGTON, Will, Homeland, National Foreign Trade Council, FedEx, UPS, DHL, eBay, South Dakota Republican, Customs, Custom, China’s Communist Party, Coalition for, Prosperous, National Council of Textile Organizations, National Association of Police, Border Protection, Investments Locations: China, U.S, Shiocton , Wisconsin, Earl Blumenauer of Oregon, Shein, Singapore, Chicago, United States, Prosperous America, Chicago's, New York

Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who served as former President Donald Trump's press secretary, on Monday endorsed his bid for the Republican presidential nomination. It’s normal versus crazy, and President Biden and the left are doubling down on crazy," Sanders said in a statement. He had called on the former president to drop out of the race after Trump was indicted in March by a grand jury in New York. Trump publicly encouraged Sanders to run for governor when she left the White House in 2019 to return to Arkansas. As a candidates and after taking office, Sanders adopted many of his targets, including critical race theory and the media.

Persons: Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Donald Trump's, Sanders, Trump, “ It’s, Biden, Donald Trump, ”, “, it’s, Asa Hutchinson, Joe Biden's, ” Sanders Organizations: —, Republican, Trump, ” NBC, White, GOP, White House Locations: — Arkansas, Arkansas, Florida, America, Hialeah, New York, Joe Biden's State

☆ US Senate Democrats push 'Buy America' bills ahead of tough 2024 elections
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Moira Warburton | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

WASHINGTON, July 28 (Reuters) - Facing uphill re-election battles in 2024, vulnerable Senate Democrats are pushing legislation that promotes "Buy America" policies, attempting to bolster their party on a brand of economic populism they hope will keep them in the majority. The Senate Commerce Committee on Thursday advanced a bill from Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin and Republican Senator J.D. "There's definitely momentum," Senator Gary Peters, a Democrat from Michigan and chair of the Senate Democrats' campaign committee, citing the COVID-19 pandemic as a galvanizing force. Buy America policies are "mom-and-apple pie issues with American voters" that have "virtually universal support," Scott Paul, president of the Alliance for American Manufacturing, said. Buy America bills often run in to opposition from corporate-minded lawmakers and pro-business associations.

Persons: Tammy Baldwin, J.D, Vance, Sherrod Brown's, Baldwin, Gary Peters, Donald Trump, Scott Paul, there's, Nick Iacovella, Trump's, Iacovella, Brown, Trump, Joe Biden, John Murphy, Moira Warburton, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Democratic, U.S, Navy, Democrat, Senate Democrats, Alliance for American Manufacturing, Coalition for, Voters, Brown, Trump, U.S . Chamber of Commerce, Reuters, Thomson Locations: United States, Michigan, Ohio , Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, China, America, Ohio, Baldwin, Wisconsin, Bush, Trump, Washington

☆ Ex-US Vice President Mike Pence launches 2024 election bid, challenging Trump
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Tim Reid | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

It is extremely rare for a vice president to run against a president he served under, and it has happened just a handful of times in U.S. history. But Pence incurred the wrath of Trump and his supporters when, as ceremonial president of the Senate, he refused to stop the certification of Biden's victory over Trump in the 2020 election. Trump supporters stormed the Capitol during the certification process on Jan. 6, 2021, forcing Pence, lawmakers and staff to flee to safety. Representatives for Trump's campaign could not be immediately reached for comment on Wednesday. Many of Trump's diehard supporters view Pence's refusal to overturn the election result as treachery, potentially complicating his path to the nomination.

Persons: Mike Pence, Donald Trump, Pence, Joe Biden, Trump, Ron DeSantis, Pence's, Trump's, Tim Reid, Susan Heavey, Ross Colvin, Grant McCool, Angus MacSwan Organizations: U.S . Capitol, Republican, Democratic, Trump, Reuters, Florida, CNN, Federal, Senate, Capitol, Thomson Locations: America, Des Moines, Iowa, Indiana, Russia, China

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