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Made in America Panel Wants to See Federal Government Adopt the Successful Economic Policies Employed by States

Made in America Panel Wants to See Federal Government Adopt the Successful Economic Policies Employed by States

Neal Asbury began his nationally syndicated “Neal Asbury’s Made in America” show on Radio America (now on 48 stations) with some well-deserved recognition for the state of North Dakota, which has dramatically turned around its economy and employment picture – lessons that should be emulated by the federal government.

Made in America welcomed North Dakota Republican Senator, John Hoeven to the show. He is a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee; the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; the Senate ...

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Obama’s Most Important Sentence

Obama’s Most Important Sentence

As an American exporter, I have pretty much given up on relying on President Barack Obama to carry through on his promises to spur American trade. He promised to double exports by 2015, but that promise is languishing.

In fact, the Economic Policy Institute notes that “while the U.S. trade deficit in petroleum goods declined $34.8 billion (10.7 percent), the U.S. trade deficit in non-petroleum goods increased $35.3 billion (8.8 percent). Growing goods trade deficits have eliminated millions of U.S. ...

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Made in America Panel Advocates for a Sane Tax Policy That Will Help Small Business Create Jobs

Made in America Panel Advocates for a Sane Tax Policy That Will Help Small Business Create Jobs

Neal Asbury opened his nationally syndicated “Neal Asbury’s Made in America” show on Radio America by welcoming former U.S. trade representative Ambassador Charlene Barshefsky, who is a Senior International Partner for Wilmer-Hale, which offers legal representation across a comprehensive range of practice areas.  She joined the firm after serving as the U.S. Trade Representative—the chief trade negotiator and principal trade policymaker for the United States—from 1997 to 2001, and acting as deputy USTR from 1993 to 1996.

In his introduction Neal ...

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US Trade Tide Moving in the Wrong Direction

US Trade Tide Moving in the Wrong Direction

Once again, rhetoric from the Obama administration has trumped action.

President Barack Obama’s pledge to double exports in five years is off to a rocky start. Tax relief and support for U.S. exporters has failed to materialize. The result is the U.S. trade imbalance continues to grow.

The U.S. trade deficit in goods and services increased to $558 billion in 2011 from $500 billion in 2010. That’s up 11.6 percent from 2010 as imports continue to rise much faster than exports.

As a ...

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Welcome to the Department of Global Commerce

Welcome to the Department of Global Commerce

Last week, President Barack Obama asked Congress for authority to close the Commerce Department and create a new export agency.

Obama wants to put the office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), the U.S. Export-Import Bank (EXIM), Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC), the Trade and Development Agency (TDA), the Small Business Administration (SBA) and parts of the Commerce Department under a new roof — something that has been kicked around for years.

As I point out in my book “Conscientious Equity,” ...

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