U.S. Senator Gary Peters, Washington DC. joins Chris Holman on this segment of Michigan Business Beat. They cover rural broadband and the unfair trade practices for small and medium sized businesses.
Comments sourced from U.S. Senator Peters Office:
Lately, Senator Peters is calling for Rural Broadband Investment, “Being connected to high-speed broadband in the 21st century is as critical to the prosperity of rural communities as being connected to running water in the 20th century.” Peters adds, “The Administration’s infrastructure proposal utterly fails to recognize the urgency for robust connectivity nationwide, especially for communities caught on the wrong side of the digital divide.”
U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), spoke on the Senate floor recently, calling on the Trump Administration to make rural broadband investment a priority, following the release of the President’s infrastructure plan that fails to provide any dedicated funding for rural broadband. Below is video and text of his remarks as prepared for delivery.
Peters and Burr Introduce a Bill to Protect Small Businesses from
Unfair Trade Practices U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Richard Burr (R-NC) today are introducing bipartisan legislation to help enforce trade laws for small and medium-sized businesses that are undercut by unfair trade practices. Under current law, the Commerce Department has the authority to self-initiate investigations into dumping and subsidies, but rarely utilizes this authority. The majority of their investigations begin only after companies or industry representatives lodge formal complaints. Small and medium-sized businesses, including agricultural producers, manufacturers, parts suppliers, and paper goods producers, often lack the resources needed to identify unfair practices and bring them to the attention of the Commerce Department.
Senator Peters’ had an exchange with President Trump on trade when they met last month. The President called Senator Peters’ legislation “a fantastic idea”
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