Obama signs order seeking to speed up export approvals

[Capt. Obvious]

Source: Reuters

President Barack Obama signed an executive order on Wednesday that will attempt to speed from days to minutes how quickly small businesses gain U.S. government approval for exports or imports.

The order, signed on Air Force One as Obama flew to Mexico to meet the Mexican and Canadian leaders, is the latest example of Obama using executive authority to act on his own where he can without needing congressional approval.

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His order is tantamount to a pledge to complete by December 2016, near the end of his presidency, the International Trade Data System, which aims to be a centralized online access point to connect U.S. Customs, the trade community and 47 government agencies.

The White House said in describing the move that businesses today must submit information to dozens of government agencies, often on paper forms, making businesses wait days for approval before moving goods across the border.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/19/us-usa-obama-trade-idUSBREA1H1RN20140219

[djean111]

1. Sounds very good to me!

[grahamhgreen]

2. Or imports? In my view, we don't need more stinking imports.

[wocaonimabi]

3. Why not do something useful like going back to inforcing tariffs and duties you know what Reagan and

Company stopped enforcing when he got elected.

The laws are still on the books but the last 2 Democratic Adminstrations refused to enforce them.

Guess who takes up the slack for loss of the revenue and it is not the 1% nor the multi nationals.

But when your role model is POTUS 33/34 .........................

[Cha]

4. Thanks Obama!