Yesterday, the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) released a new report detailing 2.4 million U.S. jobs lost due to the trade deficit with China since 2001.  EPI and the Alliance for American Manufacturing also co-hosted a press conference call with Sens. Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC).  Both the report's release and the conference call (in which Sen. Schumer said that the Senate is "fed up" with China's egregious cheating on trade--including currency manipulation) generated considerable press interest.  Reuters and AP covered the report, as did CNBC. Interest in China's currency rigging has built to a near fever pitch in Washington and, as even The Guardian detected from its perch across the pond, "the gloves are coming off."  Quite accurately, they observed that the new EPI report may add ammunition to calls for strong action on the currency issue.  (And wittily they added: "Whether Chinese internet users will be allowed to read the report is open to question"). Click here for AAM's interactive map that lists job losses to China by both state and Congressional District. Click here to read a full transcript of yesterday's conference call with Sens. Schumer and Graham. And...some selected press clips...Click here for coverage of the job loss report in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette.  And click here for an editorial in the Montgomery Advertiser regarding lost U.S. jobs.