November 4, 2024
Insider Interview
Cassidy eyes ‘virtuous cycle’ of nearshoring, cutting high-emissions imports
BATON ROUGE, LA -- The U.S. can better compete against China by taking steps to boost nearshoring and disincentivize emissions-intensive imports, says Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), who is pushing a set of legislative proposals he contends would work in tandem to create a “virtuous cycle” of economic and national security outcomes. “The ‘Americas Act,’ our ‘Foreign Pollution Fee,’ other legislation we have is part of a suite of things that we feel gives a coordinated response to our concerns with...
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