U.S.-China Motor Vehicle Trade, and More from CRS
“In 2009, China overtook the United States to become both the world’s largest producer of and market for motor vehicles,” a new report from the Congressional Research Service notes.
That is not altogether bad news. “Every year since 2010, General Motors has sold more cars in China (through exports and its joint ventures there) than in the United States,” CRS said. “On the other hand, China maintains a number of trade and investment barriers that affect trade flows in autos and auto parts.”
See U.S.-Chinese Motor Vehicle Trade: Overview and Issues, May 13, 2013
Other new and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has declined to make publicly available include the following.
Regulation of Fertilizers: Ammonium Nitrate and Anhydrous Ammonia, May 9, 2013
Haiti Under President Martelly: Current Conditions and Congressional Concerns, May 10, 2013
Women in Combat: Issues for Congress, May 9, 2013
The Peace Corps: Current Issues, May 10, 2013
Proposals to Eliminate Public Financing of Presidential Campaigns, May 10, 2013
The Federal Budget: Issues for FY2014 and Beyond, May 9, 2013
This is bigger than a singular elimination of race and ethnicity questions. It could accelerate the second wave of widespread reductions to demographic data, leaving public health officials with even less information to deliver better health outcomes for all Americans.
Soft law was never meant to be a permanent solution. Treating it as one, and letting the sandcastle stand in for the skyscraper indefinitely, is how we end up with a decade of voluntary commitments and no enforceable accountability to show for it.
FAS has partnered with ICLEI USA to launch the CRI Local Advisory Council.
We sat down with Dr. Max Moritz and Chief Rob Hazard to discuss how communities use time, money, and data to reduce the risk that wildfires pose.