The following is a press release from the office of Senator Sherrod Brown ***** For Immediate Release Thursday, September 20, 2012 Contact: Meghan Dubyak/Allison Preiss (202) 224-3978   BROWN LEADS 21 SENATORS IN CALLING ON SPEAKER BOEHNER NOT TO ADJOURN UNTIL THE HOUSE PASSES BIPARTISAN CHINA CURRENCY BILL   Brown’s…

The following article appeared in the Washington Post. ***** Ratcheting up pressure on GOP (and Obama) over China By Greg Sargent | Posted at 03:04 PM ET, 09/19/2012 Mitt Romney routinely accuses Obama of failing to get tough with China, and the President has returned fire by slamming Romney over…

When a country’s starts performing badly, there is the well-know tool of currency devaluation to subsidize exports at the expense of others (like America).  China is not the first to use this strategic mercantilist tool, but it is the most egregious modern practitioner (cheater). Tim Geithner and his gang of…

This NY Times article highlights how a strong yen has harmed Japan’s industry, but the retirees and consumers like it.  A weak yen makes Toyotas and Hondas cheap to foreigners.  A strong yen has the opposite impact. Increasingly, however, business leaders point to a problem that is at least partly…

Reposted from The Washington Post ***** “Who’s Got The Guts To Finally Get Tough On China?” Matt Miller  |  July 26, 2012  |  The Washington Post During a critical decade, in other words, we let China eat our lunch.Let me be clear: China’s rise as an economic power is a…

Reposted from OpEdNews.com ******** The Competitive Double-Standard: The Olympics versus Global Trade Hugh Campbell | July 20, 2012 | OpEdNews We live in America, where the most cherished and most amazing thing about living here is that we have Freedom! Yes, that also means we have free reign to be…

Reposted from The Hill ********* Currency manipulation gives Chinese an unfair advantage Senator Sherrod Brown | July 11, 2012 | The Hill One of the biggest jobs bills to clear the Senate this session — one that could create or save two million jobs at no cost to taxpayers —…

Reposted from Campaign for America’s Future ***** Romney Etch-A-Sketching On China Currency Dave Johnson  |  June 15, 2012  |  Campaign for America’s Future Yesterday in Ohio candidate Mitt Romney said he would clamp down on China’s currency manipulation. Today he is still not asking the House Republicans to bring the…

Those in Washington who protect the protectionism of China seem to always trumpet any Chinese announcement that the country will possibly allow it currency to appreciate.  How they can claim to be free traders while supporting that government’s currency pegging is beyond me. We now know that China’s currency was…

Manufacturing Groups Push Geithner, Kirk to Address Currency Manipulation A group of manufacturing and industrial organizations is calling on the Obama administration to address currency manipulation by other countries as it negotiates future free trade agreements, including the Trans-Pacific Partnership. “Currency is the medium in which trade occurs, and exchange…