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AAFA’s Burke Presents a Forward-Looking Import Agenda

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Imports Work — No Comments ↓

In his latest post, AAFA President Kevin Burke presents a variety of ways for "Congress and the Obama Administration to continue their work with industry stakeholders and seize opportunities to put imports to work for America." The prospective agenda items…

Tagged with: AAFA, agenda, AGOA, GSP, Kevin Burke, MTB, tariffs, TPP
Posted in Imports Work for American Families, Imports Work for Economic Development, Imports Work for U.S. Jobs, Imports Work for U.S. Manufacturing, View All

AAFA’s D’Avignon: Back to Fighting Weight

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Imports Work — No Comments ↓

What's not to love about a blog post that discusses boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao and his lobbying for the SAVE Act, which would: not only restore the apparel industry and create thousands of the jobs in the Philippines, Pacquiao’s home,…

Tagged with: AAFA, clothing, Manny Pacquiao, Philippines, preference programs, SAVE Act
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AAFA’s Burke on Imports and Economic Development

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Imports Work — No Comments ↓

In this post, AAFA President Kevin Burke shows that the benefits from imports support development in places trying to overcome extreme poverty. He writes: Take for example, the Codevi facility run by Grupo M on the Haitian side of the…

Tagged with: AAFA, clothing, economic development, Haiti, Kevin Burke, preference programs
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AAFA’s Lamar on the MTB

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Imports Work — No Comments ↓

This post from AAFA's Steve Lamar not only highlights the transparent process used to pass the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill, or MTB, but also the benefits. As stated by Lamar: we know that the MTB means U.S. jobs, often in the…

Tagged with: AAFA, clothing, manufacturing, MTB, Steve Lamar
Posted in Imports Work for U.S. Manufacturing, View All

AAFA’s Burke on Imports and Manufacturing

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Imports Work — No Comments ↓

Another good post from AAFA President Kevin Burke's Corner Office Views blog that highlights not only the imported products, but also the import programs, used by American apparel and footwear manufacturers. For example: …certain cotton fabric used to make dress…

Tagged with: AAFA, clothing, Kevin Burke, manufacturing
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AAFA’s Burke on Imports Work for American Families

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Imports Work — No Comments ↓

In a blog post yesterday, AAFA President Kevin Burke noted that while Americans purchased 20 billion garments and more than two billion pairs of shoes last year – almost all of which are imported – the share of family spending…

Tagged with: AAFA, clothing, shoes
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