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We noted yesterday the inclusion of Davis-Bacon provisions in the farm bill vetoed by the president, prevailing wage language that forces high-cost unionized labor on a construction project -- your usual one-side-fits all (labor's side) that increases that makes projects more expensive. Turns...  

Looks like it's setting, though. From Congress Daily, a generally skeptical piece about the benefits of the Doha round.Prospects for a successful conclusion of the Doha Round of multilateral trade talks continue to dwindle. New negotiating texts in agriculture and manufacturing have just been...  

The National Summit on American Competitiveness sponsored by the U.S Department of Commerce gets under way within the hour in Chicago. The blurb:The 2008 National Summit on American Competitiveness will convene the nation's premier leaders of business, government and academia on what steps the...  

The NAM sent a letter to the House expressing support for many provisions of H.R. 6049, the Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008:On behalf of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)the nations largest industrial trade associationwe appreciate the efforts of the House of Representatives to...  

House Republicans today released their multipart plan to promote energy security and more affordable energy. Minority Leader Boehner: Our plan is comprehensive, but our pledge is straightforward. We will increase the production of American-made energy in an environmentally-safe way. We will...