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Our military boots should be made in Belleville - not Beijing. Check out my campaign’s flagship TV ad about my fight for a future that’s not just Made in America, but Made right here in Central and Southern Illinois.

A real failure of those of us who worked on #USMCA was inability to foresee scope of #China's rerouting of their exports through countries such as #Mexico. Significantly revise or reject #USMCA are the only options to support jobs here. bit.ly/4ixBrqd

IRS most recent data on Chinese-controlled corps in U.S. show that the 13,359 firms had $156 billion in receipts but paid only $602 million in income taxes. Effective tax rate of 0.3% Australian companies by comparison had effective rate 4X that amount. UK firms 3X. Why???

Outbound investment legislation introduced in Congress. Important to codify existing approach. This is another step on the path to full notification and review of investments by US persons into #China. Need broader coverage and reporting for economic and national security.

New Polling Shows Rare Bipartisan Support for U.S. Shipbuilding Revitalization - Alliance for American Manufacturing americanmanufacturing.org/press-release/…

.@USTR holds hearing today on its maritime, shipbuilding and logistics investigation and potential remedies. Forward-leaning set of relief measures. on.ft.com/4kXt8FW

Potential tax legislation in Congress provides an important vehicle for addressing US-#China trade deficit. Reducing tax preferences for China should be a priority. The approach in this article is not a silver bullet, but should be included. fam.ag/42mbc0d

How times have changed. I served on US Trade Deficit Review Commission. Complete partisan divide. Democrats highlighted risks from trade deficit and need to address unfair trade. Republicans basic view was just result of savings/investment imbalance. bit.ly/3FQAxa4

The Trade Policy We Need. As reciprocal tariff proposal approaches, we need a real debate on tariffs. Great piece by Lori Wallach that deserves attention. prospect.org/economy/2025-0…

A centerpiece of Dick Gephardt's '88 presidential campaign was advocacy for the Gephardt amendment - a 25% import surcharge on countries engaged in unfair trade. Goal was fair trade. Left decision to countries as to whether they would drop barriers. The fight is far from over.

.USAShipbuilding - We need to revitalize shipbuilding capacity and the defense industrial base that supports it. Three-part strategy: Executive Order (done). USTR action (in progress). Congress (???). But, US needs to lead. bit.ly/3GlPu3R

.United States Trade Representative expected to announce shipbuilding relief measures today. Labor filed its case last year and both Biden and Trump have leaned in. We can restore shipbuilding capacity and maritime power. The EO and today's action will help set the course. But much work remains.

Today’s announcement from the USTR lays out a series of strong steps to restore U.S. shipbuilding capacity, speaking to many of the concerns the USW and our allies noted in filing our Section 301 petition last year. Read more: usw.org/press-release/…

.Senator Mark Kelly Senator Todd Young Trent Kelly and 3rd leg of the stool with Executive Order and USTR relief already announced. Organized labor put this effort in motion - time to restore US maritime power. bit.ly/4jylCAb

.United States Trade Representative -- success needs to be measured not by the number of trade deals that are signed, but by the results that they produce. As negotiations with Vietnam continue, needs to be broad scope that stops trade diversion from China. bit.ly/4iWP5Cx

Getting a lot of questions about US-UK Trade Deal. Press are asking what my views are: How can you comment on a trade deal you've never seen?

As a commissioner on the U.S.-China Commission I highlighted the threats of using Chinese-produced technology products because of the security risks. In 2004, that was science fiction, today: reality. reut.rs/3S6DTZg

Need to rebuild US maritime capabilities: Axios - "Shipping container subterfuge is the real deal. [DOD] warned Beijing may be a building a "launcher that can fit inside a standard commercial shipping container for covert employment of" YJ-18 missiles aboard merchant ships."

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