Trade

Feb 10 2015
Blog

Congress to the President: Don’t Trade Our Jobs Away

The trade winds are blowing and currency is in the air.
Feb 10 2015
Press Release Trade

Senate and House Introduce Bipartisan Currency Legislation: AAM Statement

The Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) today praised U.S. Senators Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), and...
Feb 05 2015
Press Release Trade

Growing Imports Spell Trouble for Obama’s Trade Agenda

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Commerce released the latest monthly U.S. trade figures this morning. The overall monthly U.S. international goods and services trade deficit...
Feb 04 2015
Blog Trade

Currency Must Be Addressed in the TPP

TPP could lock in currency manipulation and cost U.S. jobs.
Feb 04 2015
Press Release Trade

Report: Currency Manipulation Must Be Addressed in the TPP

Unless Currency Manipulation is Deterred, Every State Would Lose Jobs under the Trans-Pacific Partnership High Trade Deficit with Japan Already Killing Jobs in Every State and Most Congressional...
Jan 26 2015
Blog Trade

A (Currency) Fight Worth Having

Lawmakers, economists, manufacturers, and unions agree the TPP should include currency provisions.
Jan 22 2015
Blog Trade

Is a Strong Dollar… Bad?

A tough U.S. currency note certainly doesn't add strength to U.S. exports.
Jan 22 2015
Blog

Eight Things You Might Not Know About Manufacturing Jobs

Manufacturing jobs employed 12 million workers in 2013 — roughly 8.8 percent of the U.S. workforce — according to a new report from our friends at the Economic Policy Institute (EPI). The...
Jan 21 2015
Blog

Four Key Points on ‘Middle-Class Economics’

The president unveiled bold initiatives in his State of the Union address.
Jan 21 2015
Press Release

Obama Heads to Idaho: AAM Statement

President Obama heads to Idaho for the first stop on his post-State of the Union tour. The Obama administration’s 'middle-class economics' will aim to train and educate Americans...