FDRA Adds Capitol Hill Expertise with Former Lawmaker, Staffer
The Footwear Distributors and Retailer of America added Sue Myrick, a Republican member of Congress from North Carolina from 1995 to 2013, as a policy strategist, the association said in a press release (here). “I believe we have a moral…
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obligation to eliminate tariffs on footwear because they are a direct hit on the pocketbooks of lower-income and middle class families – people who can least afford it," she said. "And as a former businessperson myself, I see it as an innovation tax which prevents companies from growing and creating new and higher-quality footwear. 2015 presents our best chance in a decade to pass meaningful trade legislation to eliminate these outdated tariffs. We will not miss any opportunity to tell the industry’s story with House and Senate leaders.” The group also hired Thomas Crockett, previously legislative counsel for Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Ala., as director of government and regulatory affairs.