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Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Featured Headlines
CalChamber Companies in the News
Camp Statement on Mulally Retirement - Ford Motor Company
House Committee on Ways and Means, May 1, 2014
Trade Policy
From the White House
For Cinco de Mayo, President Obama Focuses on Investing in "100,000 Strong in the Americas"
Joint Statement by the Leaders of the United States
and the Republic of Djibouti
The Employment Situation in April
FACT SHEET: The United States and Germany – Leading Together
From the U.S. Department of Commerce
Statement from U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker on International Trade in Goods and Services in March 2014
Pack Your Bags, Support Jobs!
**ITA Blog
Commerce Department Collaborates with Regional Partners to Make the U.S. a Magnet for Advanced Manufacturing and Good Paying Jobs
From the U.S. Trade Representative
Remarks by Ambassador Michael Froman at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
Trade Agreements
EU Trade Commissioner calls 2015 'year of truth' for TTIP
AgraNet, May 5, 2014
Editorial: Trade agreement must be priority
Orange County Register, May 2, 2014
Federal
Hatch Statement at Finance Committee Hearing Examining
the Administration’s Trade Policy Agenda
Senate Committee on Finance, May 1, 2014
Wyden Calls For Unprecedented Transparency on Trade Deals
Senate Committee on Finance, May 1, 2014
Hearing Statement of Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., On Modern Challenges and the Need for Transparency in Trade Policy
Senate Committee on Finance, May 1, 2014
California
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SUPPORT AJR 34 (Cooley-D)
Terrorism Risk Insurance Extension
5/5/2014 - Chaptered by Secretary of State
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
4/7/2014 - Assembly bills - Third Reading
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 Amended
See www.calchamber.com/EX-IM
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Gov. Jerry Brown to lead trade mission to Mexico in July
Los Angeles Times, April 29, 2014
Jerry Brown will lead trade mission to Mexico
Political Blotter, April 29, 2014
More International Articles
Japan meets most conditions for 'vital' EU trade talks: documents
Reuters, May 5, 2014
Washington Week Ahead: Focus on farm bill implementation
and trade
Agripulse, May 5, 2014
Taiwan's commercial service exports grow 5.2% in 2013
Focus Taiwan, May 5, 2014
Africa: Ambassador Sanders to Chair Ex-Im Bank Africa Advisory Committee
All Africa, May 5, 2014
Brazil posts trade surplus of $506 mln in April
Reuters, May 2, 2014
New Realities in the US-China Investment Relationship
U.S. Chamber of Commerce, April 2014
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