March 23, 2010
Sunday’s Immigration Marchers and Development
The spotlight in Washington on Sunday was on health care reform. But something else big happened here that day: Tens of thousands marched on the National Mall to ask for reform of U.S.
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March 19, 2010
Birdsall Tells Congress Haiti Needs More than Aid—And More Flexibility from Congress Itself
Read all of CGD's Fresh Ideas for Haiti on trade, migration, debt and more.
The U.S. response in Haiti must be about more than aid, CGD president Nancy Birdsall told Congress this week. She urged members of Congress to push for better trade and migration policies—in addition to more flexibility with our assistance efforts—to help Haiti rebuild after the earthquake.
March 11, 2010
Senators Link Trade Preferences to Development; Recognize Need for Improvement
The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing this week to discuss motivations and options for reforming U.S. trade preference programs. The session touched on how U.S. trade preferences affect developing countries, and questioned how they could be improved to reflect shifting global challenges.
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