Little-known bill heaven sent for laid-off textile workers

[kpete]

Source: McClatchy

* Posted on Sunday, September 5, 2010
Little-known bill heaven sent for laid-off textile workers

Company owners say complex forces converged to allow the Glen Raven textile firm to hire right now.

Glen Raven president and chief executive officer Allen Gant calls the new third shift in Norlina the result of a combination of small things, including good inventory decisions on the part of the company and a growing retail market in boat cushions, convertible car tops and upscale patio furniture.

Among the reasons, Gant acknowledges, is a little-known but massive piece of legislation that Congress passed in late July after more than three years of dickering.

The Miscellaneous Tariffs Bill, as it's known, contains hundreds of provisions to erase or reduce the tariffs that companies spend on raw materials imported from foreign countries.




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[elleng]

1. Good news, and explains somethings about our legislating process

for those who might be interested.

[truedelphi]

2. Thank you for posting this. n/t

[Francesca9]

3. Why is this "little known"?

Why is "a little-known but massive piece of legislation that Congress passed in late July after more than three years of dickering" so little known?

This is an election year. Why the secrecy?