Obama, Romney clash on trade, manufacturing policy

Trade & Trends

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

International trade and offshore manufacturing took center stage Tuesday night in the second presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney. Both candidates said their job-promotion efforts would include fielding policies that give incentives to domestic manufacturers to keep factories in the United States rather than relocate them in low-wage countries. Obama also took issue with Romney's claims that he would be tougher on other ...

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