north american free trade agreement
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BIDLACK | Colorado, U.S. ignore international debt crisis to their own peril
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Like most of you, when I get my morning edition of the Colorado Springs Gazette, I quickly turn to the business section to check on my vast empire of investments. Ok, pretty much everything in that last sentence was a lie. Usually, I turn to the Op/Ed page to see if the Gazette has chosen…
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Trump says he’ll end NAFTA; strikes deal with Mexico alone
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President Donald Trump announced Monday he would end the North American Free Trade Agreement, adding that he has struck a new trade deal with Mexico. But where that leaves Canada, the third partner in NAFTA and Colorado’s top market for beef exports, is up in the air. In an announcement from the White House Monday,…
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OUT WEST ROUNDUP | Bullock outlines jobs initiative for governors association
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Montana Bullock outlines jobs initiative for governors association HELENA, Montana – As Montana’s governor prepares to serve a yearlong chairmanship of the National Governors Association, he announced his top initiative: Good Jobs for All Americans. One of the biggest challenges for employers isn’t government regulation or the tax structure, it’s having a talented and trained…
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Millennial Policy Center gives conservative take on free trade
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The conservative Millennial Policy Center has a lot on its collective mind about foreign trade. The Denver-based think tank that engages younger voters released five policy reports on trade on the subject Monday. The center’s Free Trade Project breaks down American-Chinese trade negotiations, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and how free trade affects…
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Colorado business group urges Trump to deal fairly and wisely on NAFTA
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A group of Colorado business leaders are urging President Trump to ease up on tariffs and extend exemptions to U.S partners in the North American Free Trade Agreement. “Our markets need to be made secure, and our North American allies are a part of the solution,” Colorado Business Leaders for NAFTA said in the statement…
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NAFTA matters to Colorado — and the rest of the world
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The presidential elections in Mexico on July 1 will be critical for the United States. Our two countries share a 1,950 miles border and bi-national relationships regarding trade, immigration and law enforcement and other issues are obviously critical. This is especially true for Colorado which exports roughly $1 billion in Colorado products to Mexico each…
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Farm Bureau: China’s threat of tariffs poses big risk for Colorado farmers
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DENVER – If China jacks up its tariffs on U.S. exports in retaliation to President Trump’s hikes on steel and aluminum, Colorado farmers, ranchers and consumers will pay a price, according to the Colorado Farm Bureau. China on Friday announced 128 U.S. products. Fresh and dried fruits, nuts and wine exports face a 15 percent…
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Three ways trump should fix NAFTA in renegotiations
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“NAFTA is the worst trade deal maybe ever signed anywhere,” candidate Donald Trump proclaimed, “but certainly ever signed in this country.” That was during the first presidential debate. Later, then-candidate Trump tweeted, “I will renegotiate NAFTA. If I can’t make a great deal, we’re going to tear it up.” Now, over one year into his…
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NAFTA withdrawal could cost Colorado billions, business group says
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A recent study of the impact on the potential U.S. withdrawal from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) reported Colorado could lose $2.1 billion in business and tens of thousands of jobs. An analysis last November from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce found similar economic impacts. The economic analysis came from the Business Roundtable,…
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Colorado Farm Bureau reflects on 2017 legislative success
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The Colorado Farm Bureau‘s year-end message shows how the organization gets things done for farmers, ranchers and rural values. “With an added focus on advocacy, CFB connected intentionally with voters, industry partners, legislators and administrations, extending its network and making connections outside the Capitol to grow its influence within,” the Farm Bureau stated in a…
