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Wyden Exposes Weak Enforcement of US Trade Laws
On Tuesday, July 5, 2011, Senator Ron Wyden spoke on the Senate floor about the need for stronger enforcement of US trade laws, highlighting the weaknesses that are undercutting America workers, companies and jobs. In May 2011, a bipartisan group of US Senators have introduced legislation to create the discipline necessary at Customs and Border Protection to combat trade cheats and provide a fair playing field for US manufacturers. The bill has been introduced by US Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) the chair of the Senate Finance Committee's subcommittee on Trade, Customs and Global Competitiveness, Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Charles Schumer (D-NY). More here: 1.usa.gov