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07.28.2010 AAM Praises Bipartisan, Bicameral letter to President Obama
Letter calls for appropriate remedies against illegally subsidized paper imports from China…
A bipartisan group of 109 U.S. Senators and Members of Congress representing 30 states have signed a letter to President Obama urging him to investigate subsidies provided by the Chinese government to its Read More » »
07.20.2010 AAM commends passage of SECTORS Act
Congress Begins Focus on Policies to Promote American Manufacturing Jobs
U.S. House of Representatives Passes H.R. 1855, the SECTORS Act
Washington, DC. Following on the release of polling data showing that 86% of likely voters want action to support American manufacturing, the House of Representatives began its focus on a Read More » »
06.30.2010 China’s Illegal Subsidies to Its Paper Industry Threaten U.S. Jobs
Roughly 400,000 U.S. Jobs at Risk as China Primes Global Overcapacity in Paper
WASHINGTON, DC – Heavily subsidized by the Chinese government in violation of global trading rules, the Chinese paper industry has tripled production over the past decade, killing jobs throughout the United States and driving up the massive U.S. trade deficit Read More » »
06.24.2010 NEW POLL: Decline of Manufacturing Jobs, Loss of Global Economic Standing, and Fears About China are Top Voter Concerns
Loss of Manufacturing Jobs Outweighs Concerns on Health Care Cost, Immigration, Terrorism
WASHINGTON, DC. June 24, 2010 – A new bipartisan poll conducted by Mark Mellman and Whit Ayres shows that going into the 2010 election cycle, both Democrats and Republicans face a deeply unhappy electorate who are unified Read More » »
05.20.2010 AAM’s 2010 U.S.-China S&ED Index
S&ED Talks Should Focus on China’s Currency Manipulation
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04.21.2010 Clean Energy Manufacturing Jobs & Earth Day 40th Anniversary
Washington, DC. On Thursday, April 22, 2010, the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day, groups representing workers, industry, and environmental groups will be lobbying Senate offices, urging members to support policies that ensure American manufacturing capacity is used to meet the increasing demand for renewable energy production. They will Read More » »
04.19.2010 AAM Urges Commerce Department to Figure Currency into Pending Trade Case on Aluminum Parts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Washington, DC. April 19, 2010. Last month, domestic U.S. aluminum producers and their workers filed a countervailing duty petition with the Department of Commerce alleging that hundreds of millions of dollars in imported aluminum parts from China, including parts for windows, solar technology, machine parts, and automotive, have Read More » »
03.23.2010 Massive U.S. Job Loss to China Trade Shown by State and Congressional District
High-Tech Industries Losing Jobs at the Fastest Rate; California, Texas, New York Among Biggest Losers
2.4 Million U.S. Jobs Lost Since 2001 as Trade Deficit Soars
WASHINGTON, DC — The United States is hemorrhaging millions of jobs as a result of the nation’s growing trade deficit, largely with China, according Read More » »
02.18.2010 Buy America Creates Jobs… and the first U.S.-made streetcars in 60 years
Transportation Secretary LaHood to Award $63 Million for Arizona Streetcar Project Supporting Jobs across the Nation
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will award the City of Tucson, AZ with $63 million in federal stimulus funds today for the construction of a four-mile, $150 million modern streetcar system that will Read More » »
10.08.2009 Obama Administration Urged to Challenge China’s Government Subsidies to Glass Industry
New AAM Study Cites Market-Distorting Impact Of Explosive Growth in Chinese Glass Production
50-State Breakdown of Glass Industry Job Trends
Washington, D.C. – Citing massive increases in Chinese glass production and exports during the current decade, the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) today urged the Obama administration to address the Chinese Read More » »
