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NAFTZ Presents Two Congressional Appreciation Awards in March 2022

March 31, 2022

NAFTZ presented two additional Congressional Appreciation Awards that schedules prevented presenting during the Legislative Summit in February.  First, South Carolina Representative Tom Rice (R) was a consensus choice by members polled for the 2022 NAFTZ awards.  Mr. Rice demonstrated his support of both South Carolina’s FTZs and the U.S. FTZ program as a whole.  South Carolina FTZs continue to play a significant part in the state’s economy, ranked #6 among all states in the value of Merchandise Received, and #4 in Exports.  Approximately 33,500 workers are employed in good-paying jobs within South Carolina’s FTZ companies.  Second, Senator Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.) was awarded for her strong support in joining Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) in the signing of the bipartisan joint letter to former U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer in December 2020. That letter sought to prevent the Trump Administration from re-inserting a harmful anti-FTZ provision in the USMCA Implementing Legislation. While the effort was not successful, NAFTZ is confident that the letter made a substantial impact on the debate and set the stage for future action – including the ITC study now underway and outlined in my article above.

 

 

 

NAFTZ President Jeff Tafel, and NAFTZ Chair Melissa Irmen presenting
the Congressional Award to Senator Tom Rice (R-SC).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photo of NAFTZ Chair Melissa Irmen, and NAFTZ President Jeff Tafel presenting
the Congressional Award to Senator Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.) staff.

 

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