CEA’s President and CEO Gary Shapiro offers his insight on how Americans can get back to work.

Never before in recent history had CEA hosted such a large group for a lobby day.

By Laura Hubbard
Today, CEA and CEA’s Innovation Movement members are on Capitol Hill, going door-to-door to ask their Member of Congress to pass the pending trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and Korea.

Why should you care? Free trade means the opportunity for American businesses to sell U.S. products to the 95% of the world’s consumers who live outside our borders. Many small businesses are doing well in this tough economy because they sell their products outside of America. The more they expand, the more U.S. jobs are created, adding to …

By Grace Ellis
Lost amidst all the dramatic news of past weeks, was news of an important development in U.S. trade and international relations. Exciting to me and many others, the White House said it was ready to send several pending trade agreements to Congress to begin conversations that will hopefully lead to their approval.

The pending trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia, and Panama will expand exports of U.S. products and services, adding to economic growth and jobs and reducing the federal deficit.
Small businesses are the foundation of our …

Innovation Makes the World Go Round
By Laura Hubbard
Innovation is a powerful tool to help drive the world economy. It’s amazing how fast innovation can move, and before you know it, an idea is turned into a business that is creating new jobs and new technology to better the world.
The CE industry is driven by innovation so it is only fitting that over a year ago CEA launched the Innovation Movement, a coalition of Americans dedicated to encouraging Congress to enact policies that will help unlock innovation to drive …

By Guest Blogger and CEA Member, Rip Hanks, President and CEO, Centerpin Technology Inc.
Like many of you, I’m deeply concerned about the decisions that are coming out of Washington that could adversely affect our businesses and our industry as a whole. Instead of sitting on the sidelines and not working towards positive change, I joined the Innovation Movement. The Innovation Movement is a coalition of Americans, just like me, who believe innovation is the key to reviving the global economy and creating new American jobs.
But I didn’t stop at …

By Jason Oxman
With the swearing in of our nation’s first Digital President, the technology community has taken center stage as a driver of economic recovery through innovation. One of the more thoughtful leaders in our industry, Dr. Paul Liao of Panasonic, offers an important codicil to the innovation agenda:  embracing free markets to deliver technological growth. That means free trade – an important cornerstone of CEA’s policy platform.  It also means a national energy and environmental policy – another vital policy issue. And most importantly, it means never losing …

On November 4th, America’s lengthiest Presidential campaign ended as Barack Obama won an electoral vote victory of 365 to 173.

Last month I visited scenic Ogden, Utah at the base of the Wasatch Mountain range.

By Kathy Gornik, President, Thiel Audio
Everyone at Thiel felt proud to be a part of the effort, and, in particular, was thrilled that CEA’s Glenda MacMullin visited Thiel part of the event. So, thank you so much, Glenda. We are truly honored.
Here’s a photo of some of our very proud staff with Glenda holding the “America Wins With Trade” sign. Watch our website: for more photos soon.

Again, each and every one of us at Thiel is truly appreciative of this effort to help Thiel Audio, CEA members, the industry, …