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Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Featured Headlines
CalChamber Companies in the News
Blue Diamond Growers: A legacy made: Consumers go nuts over Breeze
Western Farm Press, March 19, 2014
Siemens facility in Sacramento to build locomotives for U.S. rail projects
Sacramento Bee, March 18, 2014
Trade Policy
From the World Trade Organization
Members query India’s export subsidies on sugar and other farm trade programmes
From the White House
Remarks by the First Lady Michelle Obama and President Xi Jinping of China
From the U.S. Department of Commerce
SelectUSA: Enhanced, Engaged… and in Japan!
**ITA Blog
ITA Focused on Expanding U.S. Business Opportunities in Iraq
**ITA Blog
From the U.S. Trade Representative
Acting Deputy USTR Wendy Cutler to host U.S.-Japan bilateral meetings on the Trans-Pacific Partnership
United States and Philippines Commit to Intensified Engagement on Trade
Federal
U.S. Current Account Deficit Falls to 14-Year Low
Associated Press, March 19, 2014
California
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SUPPORT AJR 34 (Cooley-D) Terrorism Risk Insurance Extension
3/17/2014 - Committee on Insurance
Urges Congress to extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program for U. S. economic stability and continuity following a terrorist attack.
Letter to Author
Bill Versions: 02/13/2014 Introduced
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SUPPORT AJR 37 (Muratsuchi-D)
Export-Import Bank
3/24/2014 - Amended, adopted, and to Senate
Urges Congressional reauthorization of the Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank, thereby enabling U.S. companies — large and small — to turn export opportunities into real sales that help to maintain and create U.S. jobs and contribute to a stronger national economy.
SEND A LETTER
Bill Versions: 03/24/2014 Amemded
See www.calchamber.com/EX-IM
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California's unemployment rate drops to 8% in February; 58,800 jobs added
LA Times, March 21, 2014
Photo Release: Governor Brown Meets with Mexican Consuls General in Sacramento
Governor's Office, March 19, 2014
More International Articles
Hong Kong Ranked World’s Freest Economy for 20th Consecutive Year
Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, March 2014
Euro Zone Economy Expands Further in March
New York Times, March 24, 2014
Philippines Engages US On TPP Membership
Tax-News--Philippines, March 24, 2014
U.S. to Press China to Let Yuan Rise Faster, Trade Official Says
Bloomberg, March 24, 2014
Ukraine crisis gives new impetus to EU-U.S. trade talks, U.S. says
Reuters, March 22, 2014
Mexican Oil Rush Is On as Ex-President Gets Black Gold Fever
Bloomberg, March 21, 2014
US officials to meet with China on shellfish ban
Sacramento Bee, March 19, 2014
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