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Jones applauds decision by the International Trade Commission to reverse newsprint tariffs

Wednesday. U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-Alabama) praised the decision by the International Trade Commission (ITC) to halt the tariffs on newsprint from Canada imposed by the Trump Administration earlier this year. Senator Jones has consistently fought against these tariffs due to what he claims are the significant impacts they have had on small community newspapers … Continued
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August 30, 2018

Palmer addresses Shelby County Republican Women

Saturday, Congressman Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) addressed the Shelby County Republican Women. “We have got a pretty tough row to hoe going forward,” Palmer said candidly. “We are in position to both hold the House and grow our lead in the Senate. We have got really good candidates, unlike some previous years.” Palmer said that Republicans … Continued
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August 21, 2018

Palmer concerned tariffs could undo progress in manufacturing

Trade talks, tariffs, and retaliatory tariffs (both real and threatened) continue to dominate international news lines this summer. On Friday, Congressman Gary Palmer, R-Hoover, spoke on the issue in an email to constituents. “On March 8, 2018, President Trump announced a 10 percent tariff on aluminum imports and a 25 percent tariff on steel imports,” Congressman Palmer … Continued
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August 6, 2018

Canadian government warns Alabama would be impacted if trade negotiations break down

The Canadian Government warns that Canadian trade and investment has created 111,200 jobs across Alabama, but the future is uncertain if trade negotiations breakdown between the United States and Canada. “The United States and Canada enjoy one of the closest relationships between any two countries in the world,” said Ashante Infantry, the Communications officer for … Continued
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August 3, 2018

Sens. Jones, Portman, Ernst introduce bipartisan legislation to reform National Security Tariff process

Wednesday, U.S. Senators Doug Jones (D-Ala.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) introduced the Trade Security Act. The Trade Security Act will require the Department of Defense, not the Department of Commerce, to justify a national security basis for tariffs imposed under Section 232. The Senators claim that the legislation will reform Section 232 … Continued
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August 2, 2018

Aderholt supports Trump on trade; his opponent disagrees

Congressman Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) welcomed the announcement by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue’s that the U.S. may create a $12 billion program to make payments to farmers who have been negatively impacted from foreign governments retaliating against American farm products in response to Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on foreign manufactured goods where he … Continued
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July 30, 2018

Roby, Agriculture Committee Chairman Conaway Address Farmers

U.S. Representative Martha Roby, R-Alabama, and House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway, R-Texas, met with farmers in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District to discuss agriculture policy, the farm bill and growing trade concerns. At the beginning of the day, Roby and Conaway addressed a packed crowd of farmers in Troy at the Pike County Cattleman’s Association … Continued
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July 6, 2018

Palmer concerned about Trump’s tariff plans

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Many Republican leaders have expressed concerns about President Donald Trump decision to impose tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum to protect domestic producers from what the president fells is unfair trade practices. U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Hoover, warned on social media that the new proposed tariffs could roll back … Continued
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March 13, 2018

American Tire Manufacturers Win Case Before International Trade Commission

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, July 14, US Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) issued a written statement regarding the US International Trade Commission’s decision in a case brought by American tire manufacturers. They alleged unfair and illegal trade subsidies by Chinese tire makers.  The Commission agreed that the US industry had been “materially … Continued
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July 16, 2015