The act seeks to deter China from manipulating its currency by putting in place a mechanism to determine whether the exchange rate of the currency of an exporting country (i.e.- China) is fundamentally and actionably undervalued or overvalued (misaligned) against the U.S. dollar for an 18-month period which would then lead to "certain actions under a countervailing duty or antidumping duty proceeding to offset such misalignment in cases of an affirmative determination."
If you're still not clear on what it is or does, go here:
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/111/HR2378_one-pager.pdf
The bill passed the house 348-79.
For a more detailed look at the results, click here:
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2010/roll554.xml
As you can see, the republicans were split right down the middle.
Here is what Scott Paul, Executive Director of the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM,) had to say:
Today, the House of Representatives sent a clear message to Beijing: Stop your cheating. America's workers and businesses deserve a level playing field, and passing this bipartisan bill is a significant step in that direction... Voters are mad and Congress is finally responding.The Chinese, however, have a different take on the matter:
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTOE69B03020101012
PS. Sorry for the lack of updates!
Uhhhhggg I wish I could say I didn't see this coming. -_-
ReplyDeleteyeh like nobody saw this coming <_<
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