Legislative Alert
Letter Opposing the Generalized System of Preferences Reform Act
… Member Neal: On behalf of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), I write to express our opposition to H.R. 7986, the "Generalized System of Preferences Reform Act (GSP)." The AFL-CIO objects to … that workers who received training had cumulative earnings $50,000 greater after ten years than those who did not. But right now, over 102,000 workers who may be eligible for TAA are waiting on Congress to act. Their petitions have been … workers, their families and communities – it undermines America’s ability to compete in critical industries as we work to reshore key supply chains. The recent investments in semiconductors and next generation energy technologies will …