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September 23, 2013
- Sen. Stabenow Press Statement: Sixty Senators Urge Administration to Crack Down on Currency Manipulation in Trans-Pacific Partnership Talks (Click Here)
March 20, 2013
- Fair Currency Coalition Praises Reintroduction of House Currency Bill (Download PDF)
March 18, 2013
- Co-Sponsor Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act, House Members from Reps. Sander Levin, Tim Ryan, Tim Murphy and Mo Brooks (Click Here)
October 6, 2011
- FCC Press Statement: Oppose Hatch Substitute Amendment #680 to S. 1619 (Download PDF)
October 3, 2011
- Fair Currency Coalition letter and petition in support of S. 1619, the Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2011
  - Letter (Download PDF)
  - Petition (Download PDF)
September 22, 2011
- FCC Press Statement : FCC Urges Senate to Act Immediately on Newly Introduced Currency Bill (Download PDF)
February 10, 2011
- FCC Press Statement: House-Passed Currency Bill Reintroduced (Download PDF)
- Ways and Means Committe Press Statement: Bipartisan, Bicameral Group of Lawmakers Call for Action on China Currency Manipulation (Download PDF)
January 19, 2011
- Steel Caucus Calls on Obama to Get Tough with China (Download PDF)

Michaud/McCotter China Letter to the White House (Download PDF)

December 23, 2010
- FCC Press Statement: Currency Legislation Took Major Step Forward in 111th Congress (Download PDF)
November 30, 2010
- Senator Brown, Snowe Send Letter to Senate Leadership Urging Vote on Chinese Currency Bill (Download PDF)
- Steel Industry Coalition (SIC) Letter to the Senate on Passage of H.R. 2378 (Download PDF)

CPA Letters to US Senators:
- Specter (Download PDF)

Schumer (Download PDF)
Gillibrand (Download PDF)
Casey (Download PDF)
Durbin (Download PDF)

November 23, 2010

UAW Letter to the Senate on H.R. 2378 (Download PDF)

November 17, 2010
- IAM Letter to the Senate on H.R. 2378 (Download PDF)
- OHIO-CPA Letter to Senator George Voinovich on H.R. 2378 (Download PDF)
- OHIO-CPA Letter to Senator Sherrod Brown on H.R. 2378 (Download PDF)
November 16, 2010
- AAM Letter to the Senate on H.R. 2378 (Download PDF)
- AFL-CIO Letter to the Senate on H.R. 2378 (Download PDF)
- AISI Letter to the Senate on H.R. 2378 (Download PDF)
- Ryan-Murphy Letter to the Senate on H.R. 2378 (Download PDF)
November 15, 2010
- Fair Currency Coalition Letter to the U.S. Senate on H.R. 2378 (Download PDF)
- USW Letter to the U.S. Senate on H.R. 2378 (Download PDF)
October 7, 2010
- FCC Executive Director Charles Blum's remarks to WITA - Making Sense of Currency Policy: An Historical Perspective (Download PDF)
September 29, 2010
- FCC Press Statement: U.S. House Votes to Stop Unfair Currency Manipulation-Business/Agriculture/Labor Coalition Calls for Senate to Take Up House Bill (Download PDF)
- Letters from business groups, interest organizations, and labor unions supporting HR. 2378 (Download PDF)
September 24, 2010
- FCC Press Statement: Committee on Ways and Means Favorably Reports Ryan-Murphy Currency Bill; Business/Agriculture/Labor Coalition Calls for Vote on House Floor Next Week (Download PDF)
September 23, 2010
- FCC Press Statement and Petition: Fair Currency Coalition Calls on House to Support Levin Substitute to Ryan-Murphy Currency Bill (Download PDF)
September 22, 2010
- FCC Press Statement: Business/Labor Coalition Strongly Supports Chairman Levin's Mark to Ryan-Murphy Currency Legislation (Download PDF)
September 16, 2010
- FCC Press Statement: Comments on Secretary Geithner's House and Senate Testimony (Download PDF)
- Hearing on China’s Exchange Rate Policy, Committee on Ways and Means
  - Statement of John R. Magnus, President, TradeWins LLC Of Counsel, Miller & Chevalier Chartered (Download PDF)
  - Statement of C. Fred Bergsten, Director, Peterson Institute for International Economics (Download PDF)
- UAW's letter to Representatitves in support of the Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2010 (H.R. 2379) (Download PDF)
- IAM's letter to Representatitves in support of the Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2010 (H.R. 2379) (Download PDF)
September 15, 2010
- FCC Press Statement: Business/Labor Petition Urges Congress to Move Currency Legislation (Download PDF)
- Petition to House and Senate Leadership (Click here to view the up-to-date petition)
- If your organization would like to be listed, please send an e-mail to execdir@faircurrency.org including your name, position, city and state, and telephone number.
August 31, 2010
- FCC Press Statement: FCC expressed deep disappointment at the U.S. Commerce Department decision not to investigate whether China’s undervalued currency constitutes a countervailable export subsidy. (Download PDF)
July 1, 2010
- FCC was quoted in Reuters on "U.S. groups urges Senate to reject China forex bill" Click here to link Reuter's article.
June 30, 2010
- FCC: Support Proposed Schumer-Stabenow-Graham China Currency Legislation--Reject China lobby plea for U.S. job-offshoring status quo
  - FCC Press Statement: Response to The June 30 letter sent by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Download PDF)
  - U.S. Chamber of Commerce Letter to Senate on China Trade Remedies (Download PDF)
June 23, 2010
- FCC Press Statement: U.S. Need for Jobs Demands Congressional Action on China Currency (Download PDF)
June 23, 2010
- FCC was quoted in China Daily on "Yuan drops 2nd day after policy adjustment" Click here to link China Daily's article.
April 7, 2010
- FCC Written Statement for the Ways and Means Hearing on China's Exchange Rate Policy (Download PDF)
- CSUSTL Written Statement for the Ways and Means Hearing on China's Exchange Rate Policy (Download PDF)
- CSUSTL Press Statement: Trade Remedy is Essential Step to Address Misalignment of Foreign Currencies (Download PDF)
March 16, 2010
- FCC Statement on New Schumer-Stabenow-Graham Currency Legislation (Download PDF)
- AFL-CIO Statement on New Schumer-Stabenow-Graham Currency Legislation (Download PDF)
March 15, 2010
- FCC Press Statement -FCC Welcomes Michaud/Ryan Letter Urging Obama Administration to Apply U.S. Countervailing Duty Law to Illegal Foreign Currency Subsidies (Download PDF)
February 26, 2010
- Letter to Commerce Sec Gary Locke: 15 Senators urge Commerce Dept. to fully investigate allegations that China’s currency manipulation is a countervailable subsidy (Download PDF)
January 22, 2010
- Charles Blum, Executive Director of Fair Currency Coalition, was quoted in Reuters on "U.S. law inhibits China currency probe: Gary Locke." Click here to link Reuter's article.
- Commerce Secretary Gary Locke's letter to Senators Charles Schumer and Lindsey Graham(Download PDF)
January 13, 2010
- FCC Fact of the Week's latest issue on Venezuela devalution and Chinese currency manipulation was quoted by Reuters. Click here to link Reuter's article "US critics of China seize on Venezuela devaluation." Click here to see more articles from FCC Fact of the Week.
December 11, 2009
- Senator Harry Reid's Letter to President Hu Jintao on Currency (Download PDF)
November 12, 2009
- Charles Blum, Executive Director of Fair Currency Coalition, was quoted in American Metal Market on "Currency efforts stepped up as Obama heads to China" (Download PDF)
November 6, 2009
- Press Release:FCC Lauds Ryan-Murphy Letter Urging Obama Administration to Act on Currency Manipulation
  - FCC Press Release (Download PDF)
  - Congressman Tim Ryan Release (Download PDF)
  - Letter to President Obama (Download PDF)
October 27, 2009
- Letters to the Hill from major organizations:
  - AFL-CIO (Download PDF)
  - National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) (Download PDF)
October 20, 2009
- Lloyd Wood, Director of Communications of the Fair Currency Coalition, was quoted in Textile World on "Chinese Currency"
October 16, 2009
- Lloyd Wood, Director of Communications of the Fair Currency Coalition, was quoted in Financial Times on "US currency concerns stop short of labelling China manipulator"
July 28, 2009
- BBC interviewed Doug Bartlett, co-chairman of the Fair Currency Coalition. Click here to see the video "US manufacturing jobs go to China."
May 14, 2009
- News on the launch of the Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2009 (Click here)
- American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) issued a SteelGram for S. 1027/ H.R. 2378, the Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2009 (CRFTA). Click here to download SteelGram document. Additionally, AISI issued a Legislative Action Alert through our Capital Advantage website requesting Congressional support of the CRFTA. Access the Action Alert here.
May 13, 2009 Press Conference
- Media Package for 5/13/2009 Press Conference to Introduce
  the Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2009 (CRFTA)
- (Download PDF)
  - Included in this press packet are the following documents:
    • Press statement from U.S. Senators Stabenow and Bunning and Cong. Ryan and Murphy
    • Press statement from the Fair Currency Coalition (FCC)
    • Additional quotes from FCC member organizations.
    • List of congressional sponsors of CRFTA by state
    • List of scheduled press conference participants
    • List of FCC members
    • Summary of CRFTA
    • Comparison of CRFTA to currency bills introduced in previous Congresses
    • Copy of bill: H.R.2378 and S.1027
- Dear Colleague Letter from Cong. Ryan and Murphy (Download PDF)
- Remarks by Charles Blum on Behalf of the Fair Currency Coalition at May 13, 2009 Press Conference(Download PDF)
- Press Release: Coalition for a Prosperous America(CPA) applauds the filing of Currency Reform Bill (Click here or Download PDF)
- Press Release: American Iron and Steel Institute Strongly Supports the Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2009 (Click here or Download PDF)
- Video: Press Conference
- Pictures: Press Conference
May 11, 2009

Press Conference Wed. May 13 at 12:00 PM ET on Cannon Terrace: U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) & Jim Bunning (R-KY) and Congressmen Tim Ryan (D-OH) & Tim Murphy (R-PA)to Introduce Anti-Currency Misalignment Legislation. (Download PDF)

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