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Sen. Levin Pushes for Increased CBP Effort Against Counterfeit Auto Parts
October 19, 2012 by Tim Warren|Congress

CBP needs to increase counterfeit interception efforts to help prevent the entrance of fake and faulty auto parts into the U.S., Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) said in an Oct. 18 letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. "It is estimated that millions of counterfeit auto parts enter the United States every year with only a fraction being intercepted at the border," said Levin.

Baucus to Discuss EU FTA During Trip to Europe
October 9, 2012 by Tim Warren|Congress

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) will push for new export opportunities for U.S. businesses and discuss a potential U.S.-EU free trade agreement (FTA), his office said in a press release. Baucus is in Europe for a series of high-level meetings with leaders regarding the eurozone’s ongoing fiscal crisis and its potential impact on the United States and the entire global economy, it said.

NFTC Gives Congress Largely Positive Grades on Trade Legislation
October 9, 2012 by Tim Warren|Congress

The National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) and USA*Engage gave Congress overall positive scores in a new interim report card on trade issues. Some 64 percent of Senators and 43 percent of Representatives received an A or B for "enacting trade legislation critical to U.S. economic growth and job creation," they said. Most legislative movement had to do with pending free trade agreements or reauthorization of existing programs, rather than new major trade initiatives, according to their report. A final report will be released at the end this Congress.

Topics:Permanent normal trade relations (PNTR)
House Committee Urges Government, Businesses to Not Buy From Chinese Telecom Vendors
October 9, 2012 by Mike Feazel|Congress

A House Intelligence Committee report on Chinese telecom equipment makers Huawei and ZTE "strongly" recommended that U.S. companies consider seeking other vendors, saying there were long-term security risks associated with doing business with the companies. Committee leaders said in the report, released Oct. 8, that Huawei and ZTE failed to provide sufficient information over the course of the committee's yearlong investigation to assuage concerns that the Chinese government could influence the companies to use their equipment to spy or launch cyber attacks on U.S. entities.