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Commentary: Trade advocates hope for post-election progress

Regulatory/Trade

Thursday, November 08, 2012

Freight transportation and trade are likely to take a back seat to broader economic policy issues in the coming months as Congress and President Obama try to work together after a bruising election campaign. The first challenge facing the lame duck session of Congress next week is reaching agreement on a fiscal plan that would override huge spending cuts and restore two-year-old payroll tax cuts and tax cuts on upper income earners from the Bush era that are set to expire. Eco...

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