Archive for the 'Free Trade' Category

The Cost of Holding up the Columbia Trade Promotion Act

By Michael Petricone
As a reader of this blog, you know that the U.S. technology industry is driven by exports. And you also probably know that Congress is inexplicably holding up the U.S. – Colombia Trade Promotion Act which would remove tariffs on American goods going to Colombia (Colombian goods currently enter the U.S. […]

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Monday, May 5th, 2008

Leveling the playing field

By Michael Petricone
On April 7th, President Bush announced that he would be transmitting the U.S. – Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement to Congress for a vote. Many Democratic leaders reacted angrily, accusing him of violating protocol by releasing the agreement without the explicit approval by congressional leadership. Subsequently, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to […]

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Friday, April 18th, 2008

CEA Urges Congress to quickly approve the colombia trade promotion agreement

By Sage Chandler
Earlier today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to change the rules requiring a vote on the Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement. The following statement may be attributed to Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) President and CEO Gary Shapiro:
“With its action today, the House has sent an unfortunate message to the world that […]

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Thursday, April 10th, 2008

If You Missed It, Catch the Pod!

I’m happy to announce that the Washington Forum podcasts are here. So if you were not able to make it to the Forum last week, or did attend but missed a session or two, you can listen to the podcasts at no charge.
You can pick from the following sessions:
Keynote: The Honorable Carlos M. Gutierrez, […]

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Thursday, April 10th, 2008

Trade is a Hot Issue

Anne Kim, director of the Middle Class Program and senior policy advisor for the Third Way was introduced by Michael Petricone, senior vice president, Government and Legal Affairs, Consumer Electronics Association (CEA).
Anne Kim starts by saying - resolutely - that all of us knew trade was going to be a hot issue during this […]

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Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

Live From the Forum

Today we’re live blogging from our Washington Forum. We’re pleased to share the excitement that’s in the air when representatives from the government and the consumer electronics industry come together, here in Washington.
First up at 10:00am: Opening Keynote Address from The Honorable Carlos M. Gutierrez, Secretary of Commerce, US Department of Commerce.
We’re here at […]

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Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

Welcome to the Dialogue

Hello and welcome to CEA Digital Dialogue, the official blog site of the Consumer Electronics Association.
We have a bright and energetic staff of about 150 here at CEA with a wide array of knowledge and considerable interest in consumer electronics. A few of them are what I consider to be extreme CE consumers and we […]

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Monday, March 31st, 2008