January 2011
2 posts
Yesterday's WSJ opinion piece on magnesium tariffs...
This tariff is a big job killer here in America. It is especially hurting small manufacturing in rural Missouri. I’m hopeful that the bipartisan support to end this damaging tariff will bring the sunsetting of this provision. It’s important.
Mugging Magnesium
Remember when Charlie Daniels sang about driving in a Chevrolet with “a peace sign, mag wheels and four on the floor” (“Uneasy Rider,”...
Sometimes it's important to fight your party's...
I believed over a year ago that spending caps were an important part of our effort to fight the deficit. Jeff Sessions(R-AL) and I worked hard and came very close to passing the Sessions -McCaskill spending caps. While I was able to secure 16 of my Democratic colleague’s support, we fell just short of the 60 votes needed. The leadership in my party was opposed to our effort and fought to...