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\u201cAs President Trump has noted with other sectors, this is a significant disadvantage to U.S. companies,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Dunn noted.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Musk\u2019s Tesla, SpaceX, lobby US trade policy on tariffs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"musks-tesla-spacex-lobby-us-trade-policy-on-tariffs","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7444","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":48},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
noted Mat Dunn, SpaceX\u2019s senior director of global business and government affairs, in the letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs President Trump has noted with other sectors, this is a significant disadvantage to U.S. companies,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Dunn noted.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Musk\u2019s Tesla, SpaceX, lobby US trade policy on tariffs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"musks-tesla-spacex-lobby-us-trade-policy-on-tariffs","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7444","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":48},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\n\u201cThe import duties paid in a handful of countries represent a significant cost increase for Starlink products in those countries, despite the United States having essentially no duties on similar foreign products that are imported into the United States to serve customers here,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
noted Mat Dunn, SpaceX\u2019s senior director of global business and government affairs, in the letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs President Trump has noted with other sectors, this is a significant disadvantage to U.S. companies,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Dunn noted.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Musk\u2019s Tesla, SpaceX, lobby US trade policy on tariffs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"musks-tesla-spacex-lobby-us-trade-policy-on-tariffs","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7444","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":48},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\nThe letter reported that the business must pay foreign governments for access to spectrum and import duties for its Starlink satellite internet tools, and other costs that \u201csubstantially increase the cost of operating in these countries \u2014 artificially.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe import duties paid in a handful of countries represent a significant cost increase for Starlink products in those countries, despite the United States having essentially no duties on similar foreign products that are imported into the United States to serve customers here,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
noted Mat Dunn, SpaceX\u2019s senior director of global business and government affairs, in the letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs President Trump has noted with other sectors, this is a significant disadvantage to U.S. companies,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Dunn noted.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Musk\u2019s Tesla, SpaceX, lobby US trade policy on tariffs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"musks-tesla-spacex-lobby-us-trade-policy-on-tariffs","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7444","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":48},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\nSpaceX, in its letter to Greer, stated that it \u201cfaces a range of regulatory complexities and trade barriers in every country that the U.S. Government should seek to address in order to support continued U.S. leadership in the space domain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The letter reported that the business must pay foreign governments for access to spectrum and import duties for its Starlink satellite internet tools, and other costs that \u201csubstantially increase the cost of operating in these countries \u2014 artificially.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe import duties paid in a handful of countries represent a significant cost increase for Starlink products in those countries, despite the United States having essentially no duties on similar foreign products that are imported into the United States to serve customers here,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
noted Mat Dunn, SpaceX\u2019s senior director of global business and government affairs, in the letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs President Trump has noted with other sectors, this is a significant disadvantage to U.S. companies,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Dunn noted.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Musk\u2019s Tesla, SpaceX, lobby US trade policy on tariffs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"musks-tesla-spacex-lobby-us-trade-policy-on-tariffs","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7444","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":48},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\nthe letter stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SpaceX, in its letter to Greer, stated that it \u201cfaces a range of regulatory complexities and trade barriers in every country that the U.S. Government should seek to address in order to support continued U.S. leadership in the space domain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The letter reported that the business must pay foreign governments for access to spectrum and import duties for its Starlink satellite internet tools, and other costs that \u201csubstantially increase the cost of operating in these countries \u2014 artificially.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe import duties paid in a handful of countries represent a significant cost increase for Starlink products in those countries, despite the United States having essentially no duties on similar foreign products that are imported into the United States to serve customers here,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
noted Mat Dunn, SpaceX\u2019s senior director of global business and government affairs, in the letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs President Trump has noted with other sectors, this is a significant disadvantage to U.S. companies,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Dunn noted.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Musk\u2019s Tesla, SpaceX, lobby US trade policy on tariffs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"musks-tesla-spacex-lobby-us-trade-policy-on-tariffs","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7444","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":48},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\n\u201cUSTR should investigate ways to avoid these pitfalls in future action,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
the letter stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SpaceX, in its letter to Greer, stated that it \u201cfaces a range of regulatory complexities and trade barriers in every country that the U.S. Government should seek to address in order to support continued U.S. leadership in the space domain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The letter reported that the business must pay foreign governments for access to spectrum and import duties for its Starlink satellite internet tools, and other costs that \u201csubstantially increase the cost of operating in these countries \u2014 artificially.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe import duties paid in a handful of countries represent a significant cost increase for Starlink products in those countries, despite the United States having essentially no duties on similar foreign products that are imported into the United States to serve customers here,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
noted Mat Dunn, SpaceX\u2019s senior director of global business and government affairs, in the letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs President Trump has noted with other sectors, this is a significant disadvantage to U.S. companies,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Dunn noted.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Musk\u2019s Tesla, SpaceX, lobby US trade policy on tariffs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"musks-tesla-spacex-lobby-us-trade-policy-on-tariffs","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7444","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":48},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\n\u201cU.S. exporters are inherently exposed to disproportionate impacts when other countries respond to U.S. trade actions.\u201d The company noted that \u201cPast U.S. special tariff actions have thus (1) increased costs to Tesla for vehicles manufactured in the United States, and (2) increased costs for those same vehicles when exported from the United States, resulting in less competitive international marketplace for U.S. manufacturers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUSTR should investigate ways to avoid these pitfalls in future action,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
the letter stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SpaceX, in its letter to Greer, stated that it \u201cfaces a range of regulatory complexities and trade barriers in every country that the U.S. Government should seek to address in order to support continued U.S. leadership in the space domain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The letter reported that the business must pay foreign governments for access to spectrum and import duties for its Starlink satellite internet tools, and other costs that \u201csubstantially increase the cost of operating in these countries \u2014 artificially.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe import duties paid in a handful of countries represent a significant cost increase for Starlink products in those countries, despite the United States having essentially no duties on similar foreign products that are imported into the United States to serve customers here,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
noted Mat Dunn, SpaceX\u2019s senior director of global business and government affairs, in the letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs President Trump has noted with other sectors, this is a significant disadvantage to U.S. companies,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Dunn noted.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Musk\u2019s Tesla, SpaceX, lobby US trade policy on tariffs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"musks-tesla-spacex-lobby-us-trade-policy-on-tariffs","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7444","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":48},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\nTesla, in its unsigned note to Greer, urged him \u201cto consider the downstream impacts of certain proposed actions taken to address unfair trade practices.\u201d \u201cWhile Tesla recognizes and supports the importance of fair trade, the assessment undertaken by USTR of potential actions to rectify unfair trade should also take into account exports from the United States,\u201d stated the letter, which was written by Tesla\u2019s associate general counsel Miriam Eqab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cU.S. exporters are inherently exposed to disproportionate impacts when other countries respond to U.S. trade actions.\u201d The company noted that \u201cPast U.S. special tariff actions have thus (1) increased costs to Tesla for vehicles manufactured in the United States, and (2) increased costs for those same vehicles when exported from the United States, resulting in less competitive international marketplace for U.S. manufacturers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUSTR should investigate ways to avoid these pitfalls in future action,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
the letter stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SpaceX, in its letter to Greer, stated that it \u201cfaces a range of regulatory complexities and trade barriers in every country that the U.S. Government should seek to address in order to support continued U.S. leadership in the space domain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The letter reported that the business must pay foreign governments for access to spectrum and import duties for its Starlink satellite internet tools, and other costs that \u201csubstantially increase the cost of operating in these countries \u2014 artificially.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe import duties paid in a handful of countries represent a significant cost increase for Starlink products in those countries, despite the United States having essentially no duties on similar foreign products that are imported into the United States to serve customers here,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
noted Mat Dunn, SpaceX\u2019s senior director of global business and government affairs, in the letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs President Trump has noted with other sectors, this is a significant disadvantage to U.S. companies,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Dunn noted.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Musk\u2019s Tesla, SpaceX, lobby US trade policy on tariffs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"musks-tesla-spacex-lobby-us-trade-policy-on-tariffs","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7444","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":48},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\nThere have been more than 700 letters received by the trade<\/a> representative\u2019s office in reaction to an invitation for a public statement on \u201cunfair trade practices by other countries.\u201d The responses are posted on a public docket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tesla, in its unsigned note to Greer, urged him \u201cto consider the downstream impacts of certain proposed actions taken to address unfair trade practices.\u201d \u201cWhile Tesla recognizes and supports the importance of fair trade, the assessment undertaken by USTR of potential actions to rectify unfair trade should also take into account exports from the United States,\u201d stated the letter, which was written by Tesla\u2019s associate general counsel Miriam Eqab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cU.S. exporters are inherently exposed to disproportionate impacts when other countries respond to U.S. trade actions.\u201d The company noted that \u201cPast U.S. special tariff actions have thus (1) increased costs to Tesla for vehicles manufactured in the United States, and (2) increased costs for those same vehicles when exported from the United States, resulting in less competitive international marketplace for U.S. manufacturers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUSTR should investigate ways to avoid these pitfalls in future action,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
the letter stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SpaceX, in its letter to Greer, stated that it \u201cfaces a range of regulatory complexities and trade barriers in every country that the U.S. Government should seek to address in order to support continued U.S. leadership in the space domain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The letter reported that the business must pay foreign governments for access to spectrum and import duties for its Starlink satellite internet tools, and other costs that \u201csubstantially increase the cost of operating in these countries \u2014 artificially.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe import duties paid in a handful of countries represent a significant cost increase for Starlink products in those countries, despite the United States having essentially no duties on similar foreign products that are imported into the United States to serve customers here,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
noted Mat Dunn, SpaceX\u2019s senior director of global business and government affairs, in the letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs President Trump has noted with other sectors, this is a significant disadvantage to U.S. companies,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Dunn noted.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Musk\u2019s Tesla, SpaceX, lobby US trade policy on tariffs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"musks-tesla-spacex-lobby-us-trade-policy-on-tariffs","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7444","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":48},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\nThe notes come as Musk leads the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a step to slash federal government spending and employee headcount at the direction of President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Trump is imposing stiff tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada, with China and Canada hitting back with retaliatory tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There have been more than 700 letters received by the trade<\/a> representative\u2019s office in reaction to an invitation for a public statement on \u201cunfair trade practices by other countries.\u201d The responses are posted on a public docket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tesla, in its unsigned note to Greer, urged him \u201cto consider the downstream impacts of certain proposed actions taken to address unfair trade practices.\u201d \u201cWhile Tesla recognizes and supports the importance of fair trade, the assessment undertaken by USTR of potential actions to rectify unfair trade should also take into account exports from the United States,\u201d stated the letter, which was written by Tesla\u2019s associate general counsel Miriam Eqab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cU.S. exporters are inherently exposed to disproportionate impacts when other countries respond to U.S. trade actions.\u201d The company noted that \u201cPast U.S. special tariff actions have thus (1) increased costs to Tesla for vehicles manufactured in the United States, and (2) increased costs for those same vehicles when exported from the United States, resulting in less competitive international marketplace for U.S. manufacturers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUSTR should investigate ways to avoid these pitfalls in future action,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
the letter stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SpaceX, in its letter to Greer, stated that it \u201cfaces a range of regulatory complexities and trade barriers in every country that the U.S. Government should seek to address in order to support continued U.S. leadership in the space domain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The letter reported that the business must pay foreign governments for access to spectrum and import duties for its Starlink satellite internet tools, and other costs that \u201csubstantially increase the cost of operating in these countries \u2014 artificially.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe import duties paid in a handful of countries represent a significant cost increase for Starlink products in those countries, despite the United States having essentially no duties on similar foreign products that are imported into the United States to serve customers here,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
noted Mat Dunn, SpaceX\u2019s senior director of global business and government affairs, in the letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs President Trump has noted with other sectors, this is a significant disadvantage to U.S. companies,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Dunn noted.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Musk\u2019s Tesla, SpaceX, lobby US trade policy on tariffs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"musks-tesla-spacex-lobby-us-trade-policy-on-tariffs","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7444","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":48},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\nMeanwhile, SpaceX complains that operating expenses for its Starlink internet satellite service are raised by trade barriers abroad, while foreign competitors experience no such costs in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The notes come as Musk leads the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a step to slash federal government spending and employee headcount at the direction of President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Trump is imposing stiff tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada, with China and Canada hitting back with retaliatory tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There have been more than 700 letters received by the trade<\/a> representative\u2019s office in reaction to an invitation for a public statement on \u201cunfair trade practices by other countries.\u201d The responses are posted on a public docket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tesla, in its unsigned note to Greer, urged him \u201cto consider the downstream impacts of certain proposed actions taken to address unfair trade practices.\u201d \u201cWhile Tesla recognizes and supports the importance of fair trade, the assessment undertaken by USTR of potential actions to rectify unfair trade should also take into account exports from the United States,\u201d stated the letter, which was written by Tesla\u2019s associate general counsel Miriam Eqab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cU.S. exporters are inherently exposed to disproportionate impacts when other countries respond to U.S. trade actions.\u201d The company noted that \u201cPast U.S. special tariff actions have thus (1) increased costs to Tesla for vehicles manufactured in the United States, and (2) increased costs for those same vehicles when exported from the United States, resulting in less competitive international marketplace for U.S. manufacturers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUSTR should investigate ways to avoid these pitfalls in future action,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
the letter stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SpaceX, in its letter to Greer, stated that it \u201cfaces a range of regulatory complexities and trade barriers in every country that the U.S. Government should seek to address in order to support continued U.S. leadership in the space domain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The letter reported that the business must pay foreign governments for access to spectrum and import duties for its Starlink satellite internet tools, and other costs that \u201csubstantially increase the cost of operating in these countries \u2014 artificially.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe import duties paid in a handful of countries represent a significant cost increase for Starlink products in those countries, despite the United States having essentially no duties on similar foreign products that are imported into the United States to serve customers here,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
noted Mat Dunn, SpaceX\u2019s senior director of global business and government affairs, in the letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs President Trump has noted with other sectors, this is a significant disadvantage to U.S. companies,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Dunn noted.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Musk\u2019s Tesla, SpaceX, lobby US trade policy on tariffs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"musks-tesla-spacex-lobby-us-trade-policy-on-tariffs","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7444","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":48},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\nAs reported by CNBC, the two companies had different letters for U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. The electric vehicle producer Tesla cautioned of the negative impact on its bottom line from tariffs and from duties put by other nations on U.S.-made products in retaliation for those tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, SpaceX complains that operating expenses for its Starlink internet satellite service are raised by trade barriers abroad, while foreign competitors experience no such costs in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The notes come as Musk leads the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a step to slash federal government spending and employee headcount at the direction of President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Trump is imposing stiff tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada, with China and Canada hitting back with retaliatory tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There have been more than 700 letters received by the trade<\/a> representative\u2019s office in reaction to an invitation for a public statement on \u201cunfair trade practices by other countries.\u201d The responses are posted on a public docket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tesla, in its unsigned note to Greer, urged him \u201cto consider the downstream impacts of certain proposed actions taken to address unfair trade practices.\u201d \u201cWhile Tesla recognizes and supports the importance of fair trade, the assessment undertaken by USTR of potential actions to rectify unfair trade should also take into account exports from the United States,\u201d stated the letter, which was written by Tesla\u2019s associate general counsel Miriam Eqab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cU.S. exporters are inherently exposed to disproportionate impacts when other countries respond to U.S. trade actions.\u201d The company noted that \u201cPast U.S. special tariff actions have thus (1) increased costs to Tesla for vehicles manufactured in the United States, and (2) increased costs for those same vehicles when exported from the United States, resulting in less competitive international marketplace for U.S. manufacturers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUSTR should investigate ways to avoid these pitfalls in future action,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
the letter stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SpaceX, in its letter to Greer, stated that it \u201cfaces a range of regulatory complexities and trade barriers in every country that the U.S. Government should seek to address in order to support continued U.S. leadership in the space domain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The letter reported that the business must pay foreign governments for access to spectrum and import duties for its Starlink satellite internet tools, and other costs that \u201csubstantially increase the cost of operating in these countries \u2014 artificially.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe import duties paid in a handful of countries represent a significant cost increase for Starlink products in those countries, despite the United States having essentially no duties on similar foreign products that are imported into the United States to serve customers here,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
noted Mat Dunn, SpaceX\u2019s senior director of global business and government affairs, in the letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs President Trump has noted with other sectors, this is a significant disadvantage to U.S. companies,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Dunn noted.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Musk\u2019s Tesla, SpaceX, lobby US trade policy on tariffs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"musks-tesla-spacex-lobby-us-trade-policy-on-tariffs","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7444","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":48},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\nTech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk\u2019s two companies, SpaceX and Tesla, have submitted letters lobbying the U.S. trade representative on Trump <\/a>government tariff policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As reported by CNBC, the two companies had different letters for U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. The electric vehicle producer Tesla cautioned of the negative impact on its bottom line from tariffs and from duties put by other nations on U.S.-made products in retaliation for those tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, SpaceX complains that operating expenses for its Starlink internet satellite service are raised by trade barriers abroad, while foreign competitors experience no such costs in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The notes come as Musk leads the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a step to slash federal government spending and employee headcount at the direction of President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Trump is imposing stiff tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada, with China and Canada hitting back with retaliatory tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There have been more than 700 letters received by the trade<\/a> representative\u2019s office in reaction to an invitation for a public statement on \u201cunfair trade practices by other countries.\u201d The responses are posted on a public docket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tesla, in its unsigned note to Greer, urged him \u201cto consider the downstream impacts of certain proposed actions taken to address unfair trade practices.\u201d \u201cWhile Tesla recognizes and supports the importance of fair trade, the assessment undertaken by USTR of potential actions to rectify unfair trade should also take into account exports from the United States,\u201d stated the letter, which was written by Tesla\u2019s associate general counsel Miriam Eqab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cU.S. exporters are inherently exposed to disproportionate impacts when other countries respond to U.S. trade actions.\u201d The company noted that \u201cPast U.S. special tariff actions have thus (1) increased costs to Tesla for vehicles manufactured in the United States, and (2) increased costs for those same vehicles when exported from the United States, resulting in less competitive international marketplace for U.S. manufacturers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUSTR should investigate ways to avoid these pitfalls in future action,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
the letter stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SpaceX, in its letter to Greer, stated that it \u201cfaces a range of regulatory complexities and trade barriers in every country that the U.S. Government should seek to address in order to support continued U.S. leadership in the space domain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The letter reported that the business must pay foreign governments for access to spectrum and import duties for its Starlink satellite internet tools, and other costs that \u201csubstantially increase the cost of operating in these countries \u2014 artificially.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe import duties paid in a handful of countries represent a significant cost increase for Starlink products in those countries, despite the United States having essentially no duties on similar foreign products that are imported into the United States to serve customers here,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
noted Mat Dunn, SpaceX\u2019s senior director of global business and government affairs, in the letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs President Trump has noted with other sectors, this is a significant disadvantage to U.S. companies,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Dunn noted.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Musk\u2019s Tesla, SpaceX, lobby US trade policy on tariffs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"musks-tesla-spacex-lobby-us-trade-policy-on-tariffs","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7444","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":48},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\nIn addition to complicating matters, The Financial Times noted that the Trump administration is advocating for Sudan and the unrecognized government of Somaliland to get forcibly displaced Palestinians. According to reports, the Trump administration's nominee for Africa Affairs at the State Department, Peter Pham, is a vocal advocate of the UAE and Somaliland's independence. DP World, a state-owned company, operates the main port of Somaliland and trains the security forces there. DP World is the main power broker in Somaliland.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Emirates lobbying Trump to reject Egypt\u2019s Gaza plan with its political agenda","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"emirates-lobbying-trump-to-reject-egypts-gaza-plan-with-its-political-agenda","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7447","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7444,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_date_gmt":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_content":"\n
Tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk\u2019s two companies, SpaceX and Tesla, have submitted letters lobbying the U.S. trade representative on Trump <\/a>government tariff policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As reported by CNBC, the two companies had different letters for U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. The electric vehicle producer Tesla cautioned of the negative impact on its bottom line from tariffs and from duties put by other nations on U.S.-made products in retaliation for those tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, SpaceX complains that operating expenses for its Starlink internet satellite service are raised by trade barriers abroad, while foreign competitors experience no such costs in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The notes come as Musk leads the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a step to slash federal government spending and employee headcount at the direction of President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Trump is imposing stiff tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada, with China and Canada hitting back with retaliatory tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There have been more than 700 letters received by the trade<\/a> representative\u2019s office in reaction to an invitation for a public statement on \u201cunfair trade practices by other countries.\u201d The responses are posted on a public docket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tesla, in its unsigned note to Greer, urged him \u201cto consider the downstream impacts of certain proposed actions taken to address unfair trade practices.\u201d \u201cWhile Tesla recognizes and supports the importance of fair trade, the assessment undertaken by USTR of potential actions to rectify unfair trade should also take into account exports from the United States,\u201d stated the letter, which was written by Tesla\u2019s associate general counsel Miriam Eqab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cU.S. exporters are inherently exposed to disproportionate impacts when other countries respond to U.S. trade actions.\u201d The company noted that \u201cPast U.S. special tariff actions have thus (1) increased costs to Tesla for vehicles manufactured in the United States, and (2) increased costs for those same vehicles when exported from the United States, resulting in less competitive international marketplace for U.S. manufacturers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUSTR should investigate ways to avoid these pitfalls in future action,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
the letter stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SpaceX, in its letter to Greer, stated that it \u201cfaces a range of regulatory complexities and trade barriers in every country that the U.S. Government should seek to address in order to support continued U.S. leadership in the space domain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The letter reported that the business must pay foreign governments for access to spectrum and import duties for its Starlink satellite internet tools, and other costs that \u201csubstantially increase the cost of operating in these countries \u2014 artificially.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe import duties paid in a handful of countries represent a significant cost increase for Starlink products in those countries, despite the United States having essentially no duties on similar foreign products that are imported into the United States to serve customers here,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
noted Mat Dunn, SpaceX\u2019s senior director of global business and government affairs, in the letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs President Trump has noted with other sectors, this is a significant disadvantage to U.S. companies,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Dunn noted.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Musk\u2019s Tesla, SpaceX, lobby US trade policy on tariffs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"musks-tesla-spacex-lobby-us-trade-policy-on-tariffs","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7444","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":48},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\nIt has been reported that the UAE is advocating for Dahlan to lead a committee governing Gaza and later replace octogenarian Abbas as president. Moreover, Sisi has a close relationship with Dahlan. The UAE is a pivotal backer of Sisi\u2019s cash-strapped administration. In 2024, it arranged a $35bn investment in Egypt\u2019s Mediterranean shore. However, the UAE and Egypt are supporting opposing flanks in a brutal civil fight in Sudan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to complicating matters, The Financial Times noted that the Trump administration is advocating for Sudan and the unrecognized government of Somaliland to get forcibly displaced Palestinians. According to reports, the Trump administration's nominee for Africa Affairs at the State Department, Peter Pham, is a vocal advocate of the UAE and Somaliland's independence. DP World, a state-owned company, operates the main port of Somaliland and trains the security forces there. DP World is the main power broker in Somaliland.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Emirates lobbying Trump to reject Egypt\u2019s Gaza plan with its political agenda","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"emirates-lobbying-trump-to-reject-egypts-gaza-plan-with-its-political-agenda","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7447","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7444,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_date_gmt":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_content":"\n
Tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk\u2019s two companies, SpaceX and Tesla, have submitted letters lobbying the U.S. trade representative on Trump <\/a>government tariff policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As reported by CNBC, the two companies had different letters for U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. The electric vehicle producer Tesla cautioned of the negative impact on its bottom line from tariffs and from duties put by other nations on U.S.-made products in retaliation for those tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, SpaceX complains that operating expenses for its Starlink internet satellite service are raised by trade barriers abroad, while foreign competitors experience no such costs in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The notes come as Musk leads the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a step to slash federal government spending and employee headcount at the direction of President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Trump is imposing stiff tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada, with China and Canada hitting back with retaliatory tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There have been more than 700 letters received by the trade<\/a> representative\u2019s office in reaction to an invitation for a public statement on \u201cunfair trade practices by other countries.\u201d The responses are posted on a public docket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tesla, in its unsigned note to Greer, urged him \u201cto consider the downstream impacts of certain proposed actions taken to address unfair trade practices.\u201d \u201cWhile Tesla recognizes and supports the importance of fair trade, the assessment undertaken by USTR of potential actions to rectify unfair trade should also take into account exports from the United States,\u201d stated the letter, which was written by Tesla\u2019s associate general counsel Miriam Eqab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cU.S. exporters are inherently exposed to disproportionate impacts when other countries respond to U.S. trade actions.\u201d The company noted that \u201cPast U.S. special tariff actions have thus (1) increased costs to Tesla for vehicles manufactured in the United States, and (2) increased costs for those same vehicles when exported from the United States, resulting in less competitive international marketplace for U.S. manufacturers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUSTR should investigate ways to avoid these pitfalls in future action,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
the letter stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SpaceX, in its letter to Greer, stated that it \u201cfaces a range of regulatory complexities and trade barriers in every country that the U.S. Government should seek to address in order to support continued U.S. leadership in the space domain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The letter reported that the business must pay foreign governments for access to spectrum and import duties for its Starlink satellite internet tools, and other costs that \u201csubstantially increase the cost of operating in these countries \u2014 artificially.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe import duties paid in a handful of countries represent a significant cost increase for Starlink products in those countries, despite the United States having essentially no duties on similar foreign products that are imported into the United States to serve customers here,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
noted Mat Dunn, SpaceX\u2019s senior director of global business and government affairs, in the letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs President Trump has noted with other sectors, this is a significant disadvantage to U.S. companies,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Dunn noted.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Musk\u2019s Tesla, SpaceX, lobby US trade policy on tariffs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"musks-tesla-spacex-lobby-us-trade-policy-on-tariffs","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7444","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":48},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\nIt was widely perceived as a nod to Dahlan, Fatah's enforcer in Gaza before Hamas won the Palestinian legislative elections in 2006. When Dahlan fell out with Abbas in the occupied West Bank, he relocated to the UAE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It has been reported that the UAE is advocating for Dahlan to lead a committee governing Gaza and later replace octogenarian Abbas as president. Moreover, Sisi has a close relationship with Dahlan. The UAE is a pivotal backer of Sisi\u2019s cash-strapped administration. In 2024, it arranged a $35bn investment in Egypt\u2019s Mediterranean shore. However, the UAE and Egypt are supporting opposing flanks in a brutal civil fight in Sudan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to complicating matters, The Financial Times noted that the Trump administration is advocating for Sudan and the unrecognized government of Somaliland to get forcibly displaced Palestinians. According to reports, the Trump administration's nominee for Africa Affairs at the State Department, Peter Pham, is a vocal advocate of the UAE and Somaliland's independence. DP World, a state-owned company, operates the main port of Somaliland and trains the security forces there. DP World is the main power broker in Somaliland.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Emirates lobbying Trump to reject Egypt\u2019s Gaza plan with its political agenda","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"emirates-lobbying-trump-to-reject-egypts-gaza-plan-with-its-political-agenda","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7447","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7444,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_date_gmt":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_content":"\n
Tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk\u2019s two companies, SpaceX and Tesla, have submitted letters lobbying the U.S. trade representative on Trump <\/a>government tariff policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As reported by CNBC, the two companies had different letters for U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. The electric vehicle producer Tesla cautioned of the negative impact on its bottom line from tariffs and from duties put by other nations on U.S.-made products in retaliation for those tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, SpaceX complains that operating expenses for its Starlink internet satellite service are raised by trade barriers abroad, while foreign competitors experience no such costs in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The notes come as Musk leads the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a step to slash federal government spending and employee headcount at the direction of President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Trump is imposing stiff tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada, with China and Canada hitting back with retaliatory tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There have been more than 700 letters received by the trade<\/a> representative\u2019s office in reaction to an invitation for a public statement on \u201cunfair trade practices by other countries.\u201d The responses are posted on a public docket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tesla, in its unsigned note to Greer, urged him \u201cto consider the downstream impacts of certain proposed actions taken to address unfair trade practices.\u201d \u201cWhile Tesla recognizes and supports the importance of fair trade, the assessment undertaken by USTR of potential actions to rectify unfair trade should also take into account exports from the United States,\u201d stated the letter, which was written by Tesla\u2019s associate general counsel Miriam Eqab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cU.S. exporters are inherently exposed to disproportionate impacts when other countries respond to U.S. trade actions.\u201d The company noted that \u201cPast U.S. special tariff actions have thus (1) increased costs to Tesla for vehicles manufactured in the United States, and (2) increased costs for those same vehicles when exported from the United States, resulting in less competitive international marketplace for U.S. manufacturers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUSTR should investigate ways to avoid these pitfalls in future action,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
the letter stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SpaceX, in its letter to Greer, stated that it \u201cfaces a range of regulatory complexities and trade barriers in every country that the U.S. Government should seek to address in order to support continued U.S. leadership in the space domain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The letter reported that the business must pay foreign governments for access to spectrum and import duties for its Starlink satellite internet tools, and other costs that \u201csubstantially increase the cost of operating in these countries \u2014 artificially.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe import duties paid in a handful of countries represent a significant cost increase for Starlink products in those countries, despite the United States having essentially no duties on similar foreign products that are imported into the United States to serve customers here,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
noted Mat Dunn, SpaceX\u2019s senior director of global business and government affairs, in the letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs President Trump has noted with other sectors, this is a significant disadvantage to U.S. companies,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Dunn noted.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Musk\u2019s Tesla, SpaceX, lobby US trade policy on tariffs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"musks-tesla-spacex-lobby-us-trade-policy-on-tariffs","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7444","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":48},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\nThe dispute is complicated by the fact that Egypt and the UAE see Dahlan as a power broker in post-war Gaza. When the Arab League endorsed the Egyptian-drafted plan, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pardoned exiled former Fatah officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was widely perceived as a nod to Dahlan, Fatah's enforcer in Gaza before Hamas won the Palestinian legislative elections in 2006. When Dahlan fell out with Abbas in the occupied West Bank, he relocated to the UAE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It has been reported that the UAE is advocating for Dahlan to lead a committee governing Gaza and later replace octogenarian Abbas as president. Moreover, Sisi has a close relationship with Dahlan. The UAE is a pivotal backer of Sisi\u2019s cash-strapped administration. In 2024, it arranged a $35bn investment in Egypt\u2019s Mediterranean shore. However, the UAE and Egypt are supporting opposing flanks in a brutal civil fight in Sudan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to complicating matters, The Financial Times noted that the Trump administration is advocating for Sudan and the unrecognized government of Somaliland to get forcibly displaced Palestinians. According to reports, the Trump administration's nominee for Africa Affairs at the State Department, Peter Pham, is a vocal advocate of the UAE and Somaliland's independence. DP World, a state-owned company, operates the main port of Somaliland and trains the security forces there. DP World is the main power broker in Somaliland.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Emirates lobbying Trump to reject Egypt\u2019s Gaza plan with its political agenda","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"emirates-lobbying-trump-to-reject-egypts-gaza-plan-with-its-political-agenda","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7447","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7444,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_date_gmt":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_content":"\n
Tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk\u2019s two companies, SpaceX and Tesla, have submitted letters lobbying the U.S. trade representative on Trump <\/a>government tariff policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As reported by CNBC, the two companies had different letters for U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. The electric vehicle producer Tesla cautioned of the negative impact on its bottom line from tariffs and from duties put by other nations on U.S.-made products in retaliation for those tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, SpaceX complains that operating expenses for its Starlink internet satellite service are raised by trade barriers abroad, while foreign competitors experience no such costs in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The notes come as Musk leads the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a step to slash federal government spending and employee headcount at the direction of President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Trump is imposing stiff tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada, with China and Canada hitting back with retaliatory tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There have been more than 700 letters received by the trade<\/a> representative\u2019s office in reaction to an invitation for a public statement on \u201cunfair trade practices by other countries.\u201d The responses are posted on a public docket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tesla, in its unsigned note to Greer, urged him \u201cto consider the downstream impacts of certain proposed actions taken to address unfair trade practices.\u201d \u201cWhile Tesla recognizes and supports the importance of fair trade, the assessment undertaken by USTR of potential actions to rectify unfair trade should also take into account exports from the United States,\u201d stated the letter, which was written by Tesla\u2019s associate general counsel Miriam Eqab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cU.S. exporters are inherently exposed to disproportionate impacts when other countries respond to U.S. trade actions.\u201d The company noted that \u201cPast U.S. special tariff actions have thus (1) increased costs to Tesla for vehicles manufactured in the United States, and (2) increased costs for those same vehicles when exported from the United States, resulting in less competitive international marketplace for U.S. manufacturers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUSTR should investigate ways to avoid these pitfalls in future action,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
the letter stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SpaceX, in its letter to Greer, stated that it \u201cfaces a range of regulatory complexities and trade barriers in every country that the U.S. Government should seek to address in order to support continued U.S. leadership in the space domain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The letter reported that the business must pay foreign governments for access to spectrum and import duties for its Starlink satellite internet tools, and other costs that \u201csubstantially increase the cost of operating in these countries \u2014 artificially.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe import duties paid in a handful of countries represent a significant cost increase for Starlink products in those countries, despite the United States having essentially no duties on similar foreign products that are imported into the United States to serve customers here,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
noted Mat Dunn, SpaceX\u2019s senior director of global business and government affairs, in the letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs President Trump has noted with other sectors, this is a significant disadvantage to U.S. companies,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Dunn noted.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Musk\u2019s Tesla, SpaceX, lobby US trade policy on tariffs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"musks-tesla-spacex-lobby-us-trade-policy-on-tariffs","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7444","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":48},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\nIn March, the Trump administration executed the previous Biden administration\u2019s strategy to redirect $95 million in military assistance intended for Egypt to the Lebanese Armed Forces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The dispute is complicated by the fact that Egypt and the UAE see Dahlan as a power broker in post-war Gaza. When the Arab League endorsed the Egyptian-drafted plan, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pardoned exiled former Fatah officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was widely perceived as a nod to Dahlan, Fatah's enforcer in Gaza before Hamas won the Palestinian legislative elections in 2006. When Dahlan fell out with Abbas in the occupied West Bank, he relocated to the UAE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It has been reported that the UAE is advocating for Dahlan to lead a committee governing Gaza and later replace octogenarian Abbas as president. Moreover, Sisi has a close relationship with Dahlan. The UAE is a pivotal backer of Sisi\u2019s cash-strapped administration. In 2024, it arranged a $35bn investment in Egypt\u2019s Mediterranean shore. However, the UAE and Egypt are supporting opposing flanks in a brutal civil fight in Sudan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to complicating matters, The Financial Times noted that the Trump administration is advocating for Sudan and the unrecognized government of Somaliland to get forcibly displaced Palestinians. According to reports, the Trump administration's nominee for Africa Affairs at the State Department, Peter Pham, is a vocal advocate of the UAE and Somaliland's independence. DP World, a state-owned company, operates the main port of Somaliland and trains the security forces there. DP World is the main power broker in Somaliland.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Emirates lobbying Trump to reject Egypt\u2019s Gaza plan with its political agenda","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"emirates-lobbying-trump-to-reject-egypts-gaza-plan-with-its-political-agenda","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7447","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7444,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_date_gmt":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_content":"\n
Tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk\u2019s two companies, SpaceX and Tesla, have submitted letters lobbying the U.S. trade representative on Trump <\/a>government tariff policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As reported by CNBC, the two companies had different letters for U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. The electric vehicle producer Tesla cautioned of the negative impact on its bottom line from tariffs and from duties put by other nations on U.S.-made products in retaliation for those tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, SpaceX complains that operating expenses for its Starlink internet satellite service are raised by trade barriers abroad, while foreign competitors experience no such costs in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The notes come as Musk leads the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a step to slash federal government spending and employee headcount at the direction of President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Trump is imposing stiff tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada, with China and Canada hitting back with retaliatory tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There have been more than 700 letters received by the trade<\/a> representative\u2019s office in reaction to an invitation for a public statement on \u201cunfair trade practices by other countries.\u201d The responses are posted on a public docket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tesla, in its unsigned note to Greer, urged him \u201cto consider the downstream impacts of certain proposed actions taken to address unfair trade practices.\u201d \u201cWhile Tesla recognizes and supports the importance of fair trade, the assessment undertaken by USTR of potential actions to rectify unfair trade should also take into account exports from the United States,\u201d stated the letter, which was written by Tesla\u2019s associate general counsel Miriam Eqab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cU.S. exporters are inherently exposed to disproportionate impacts when other countries respond to U.S. trade actions.\u201d The company noted that \u201cPast U.S. special tariff actions have thus (1) increased costs to Tesla for vehicles manufactured in the United States, and (2) increased costs for those same vehicles when exported from the United States, resulting in less competitive international marketplace for U.S. manufacturers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUSTR should investigate ways to avoid these pitfalls in future action,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
the letter stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SpaceX, in its letter to Greer, stated that it \u201cfaces a range of regulatory complexities and trade barriers in every country that the U.S. Government should seek to address in order to support continued U.S. leadership in the space domain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The letter reported that the business must pay foreign governments for access to spectrum and import duties for its Starlink satellite internet tools, and other costs that \u201csubstantially increase the cost of operating in these countries \u2014 artificially.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe import duties paid in a handful of countries represent a significant cost increase for Starlink products in those countries, despite the United States having essentially no duties on similar foreign products that are imported into the United States to serve customers here,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
noted Mat Dunn, SpaceX\u2019s senior director of global business and government affairs, in the letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs President Trump has noted with other sectors, this is a significant disadvantage to U.S. companies,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Dunn noted.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Musk\u2019s Tesla, SpaceX, lobby US trade policy on tariffs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"musks-tesla-spacex-lobby-us-trade-policy-on-tariffs","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7444","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":48},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\nThe UAE has criticized Egypt\u2019s Gaza plan for not specifying specifically how to disarm and oust Hamas from the Gaza Strip. It is believed by some US and Egyptian officials that the UAE campaign has already adversely impacted US-Egyptian bilateral ties, with the US cautioning Egypt that it will decrease military aid in 2026. The US warnings that the White House prepared to cut military aid to Egypt were first noted by London-based news portal Al-Araby Al-Jadeed last week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In March, the Trump administration executed the previous Biden administration\u2019s strategy to redirect $95 million in military assistance intended for Egypt to the Lebanese Armed Forces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The dispute is complicated by the fact that Egypt and the UAE see Dahlan as a power broker in post-war Gaza. When the Arab League endorsed the Egyptian-drafted plan, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pardoned exiled former Fatah officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was widely perceived as a nod to Dahlan, Fatah's enforcer in Gaza before Hamas won the Palestinian legislative elections in 2006. When Dahlan fell out with Abbas in the occupied West Bank, he relocated to the UAE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It has been reported that the UAE is advocating for Dahlan to lead a committee governing Gaza and later replace octogenarian Abbas as president. Moreover, Sisi has a close relationship with Dahlan. The UAE is a pivotal backer of Sisi\u2019s cash-strapped administration. In 2024, it arranged a $35bn investment in Egypt\u2019s Mediterranean shore. However, the UAE and Egypt are supporting opposing flanks in a brutal civil fight in Sudan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to complicating matters, The Financial Times noted that the Trump administration is advocating for Sudan and the unrecognized government of Somaliland to get forcibly displaced Palestinians. According to reports, the Trump administration's nominee for Africa Affairs at the State Department, Peter Pham, is a vocal advocate of the UAE and Somaliland's independence. DP World, a state-owned company, operates the main port of Somaliland and trains the security forces there. DP World is the main power broker in Somaliland.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Emirates lobbying Trump to reject Egypt\u2019s Gaza plan with its political agenda","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"emirates-lobbying-trump-to-reject-egypts-gaza-plan-with-its-political-agenda","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7447","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7444,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_date_gmt":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_content":"\n
Tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk\u2019s two companies, SpaceX and Tesla, have submitted letters lobbying the U.S. trade representative on Trump <\/a>government tariff policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As reported by CNBC, the two companies had different letters for U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. The electric vehicle producer Tesla cautioned of the negative impact on its bottom line from tariffs and from duties put by other nations on U.S.-made products in retaliation for those tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, SpaceX complains that operating expenses for its Starlink internet satellite service are raised by trade barriers abroad, while foreign competitors experience no such costs in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The notes come as Musk leads the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a step to slash federal government spending and employee headcount at the direction of President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Trump is imposing stiff tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada, with China and Canada hitting back with retaliatory tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There have been more than 700 letters received by the trade<\/a> representative\u2019s office in reaction to an invitation for a public statement on \u201cunfair trade practices by other countries.\u201d The responses are posted on a public docket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tesla, in its unsigned note to Greer, urged him \u201cto consider the downstream impacts of certain proposed actions taken to address unfair trade practices.\u201d \u201cWhile Tesla recognizes and supports the importance of fair trade, the assessment undertaken by USTR of potential actions to rectify unfair trade should also take into account exports from the United States,\u201d stated the letter, which was written by Tesla\u2019s associate general counsel Miriam Eqab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cU.S. exporters are inherently exposed to disproportionate impacts when other countries respond to U.S. trade actions.\u201d The company noted that \u201cPast U.S. special tariff actions have thus (1) increased costs to Tesla for vehicles manufactured in the United States, and (2) increased costs for those same vehicles when exported from the United States, resulting in less competitive international marketplace for U.S. manufacturers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUSTR should investigate ways to avoid these pitfalls in future action,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
the letter stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SpaceX, in its letter to Greer, stated that it \u201cfaces a range of regulatory complexities and trade barriers in every country that the U.S. Government should seek to address in order to support continued U.S. leadership in the space domain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The letter reported that the business must pay foreign governments for access to spectrum and import duties for its Starlink satellite internet tools, and other costs that \u201csubstantially increase the cost of operating in these countries \u2014 artificially.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe import duties paid in a handful of countries represent a significant cost increase for Starlink products in those countries, despite the United States having essentially no duties on similar foreign products that are imported into the United States to serve customers here,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
noted Mat Dunn, SpaceX\u2019s senior director of global business and government affairs, in the letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs President Trump has noted with other sectors, this is a significant disadvantage to U.S. companies,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Dunn noted.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Musk\u2019s Tesla, SpaceX, lobby US trade policy on tariffs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"musks-tesla-spacex-lobby-us-trade-policy-on-tariffs","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7444","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":48},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\nThe Egyptian proposal emerged as a counter to US President Donald Trump\u2019s plans for an American takeover of Gaza and the coercive displacement of Palestinians. This led to the rapid endorsement of Cairo\u2019s initiative by the Arab League. Although several European nations supported the plan, it was unsurprisingly dismissed by the US and Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The UAE has criticized Egypt\u2019s Gaza plan for not specifying specifically how to disarm and oust Hamas from the Gaza Strip. It is believed by some US and Egyptian officials that the UAE campaign has already adversely impacted US-Egyptian bilateral ties, with the US cautioning Egypt that it will decrease military aid in 2026. The US warnings that the White House prepared to cut military aid to Egypt were first noted by London-based news portal Al-Araby Al-Jadeed last week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In March, the Trump administration executed the previous Biden administration\u2019s strategy to redirect $95 million in military assistance intended for Egypt to the Lebanese Armed Forces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The dispute is complicated by the fact that Egypt and the UAE see Dahlan as a power broker in post-war Gaza. When the Arab League endorsed the Egyptian-drafted plan, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pardoned exiled former Fatah officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was widely perceived as a nod to Dahlan, Fatah's enforcer in Gaza before Hamas won the Palestinian legislative elections in 2006. When Dahlan fell out with Abbas in the occupied West Bank, he relocated to the UAE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It has been reported that the UAE is advocating for Dahlan to lead a committee governing Gaza and later replace octogenarian Abbas as president. Moreover, Sisi has a close relationship with Dahlan. The UAE is a pivotal backer of Sisi\u2019s cash-strapped administration. In 2024, it arranged a $35bn investment in Egypt\u2019s Mediterranean shore. However, the UAE and Egypt are supporting opposing flanks in a brutal civil fight in Sudan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to complicating matters, The Financial Times noted that the Trump administration is advocating for Sudan and the unrecognized government of Somaliland to get forcibly displaced Palestinians. According to reports, the Trump administration's nominee for Africa Affairs at the State Department, Peter Pham, is a vocal advocate of the UAE and Somaliland's independence. DP World, a state-owned company, operates the main port of Somaliland and trains the security forces there. DP World is the main power broker in Somaliland.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Emirates lobbying Trump to reject Egypt\u2019s Gaza plan with its political agenda","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"emirates-lobbying-trump-to-reject-egypts-gaza-plan-with-its-political-agenda","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7447","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7444,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_date_gmt":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_content":"\n
Tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk\u2019s two companies, SpaceX and Tesla, have submitted letters lobbying the U.S. trade representative on Trump <\/a>government tariff policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As reported by CNBC, the two companies had different letters for U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. The electric vehicle producer Tesla cautioned of the negative impact on its bottom line from tariffs and from duties put by other nations on U.S.-made products in retaliation for those tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, SpaceX complains that operating expenses for its Starlink internet satellite service are raised by trade barriers abroad, while foreign competitors experience no such costs in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The notes come as Musk leads the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a step to slash federal government spending and employee headcount at the direction of President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Trump is imposing stiff tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada, with China and Canada hitting back with retaliatory tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There have been more than 700 letters received by the trade<\/a> representative\u2019s office in reaction to an invitation for a public statement on \u201cunfair trade practices by other countries.\u201d The responses are posted on a public docket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tesla, in its unsigned note to Greer, urged him \u201cto consider the downstream impacts of certain proposed actions taken to address unfair trade practices.\u201d \u201cWhile Tesla recognizes and supports the importance of fair trade, the assessment undertaken by USTR of potential actions to rectify unfair trade should also take into account exports from the United States,\u201d stated the letter, which was written by Tesla\u2019s associate general counsel Miriam Eqab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cU.S. exporters are inherently exposed to disproportionate impacts when other countries respond to U.S. trade actions.\u201d The company noted that \u201cPast U.S. special tariff actions have thus (1) increased costs to Tesla for vehicles manufactured in the United States, and (2) increased costs for those same vehicles when exported from the United States, resulting in less competitive international marketplace for U.S. manufacturers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUSTR should investigate ways to avoid these pitfalls in future action,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
the letter stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SpaceX, in its letter to Greer, stated that it \u201cfaces a range of regulatory complexities and trade barriers in every country that the U.S. Government should seek to address in order to support continued U.S. leadership in the space domain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The letter reported that the business must pay foreign governments for access to spectrum and import duties for its Starlink satellite internet tools, and other costs that \u201csubstantially increase the cost of operating in these countries \u2014 artificially.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe import duties paid in a handful of countries represent a significant cost increase for Starlink products in those countries, despite the United States having essentially no duties on similar foreign products that are imported into the United States to serve customers here,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
noted Mat Dunn, SpaceX\u2019s senior director of global business and government affairs, in the letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs President Trump has noted with other sectors, this is a significant disadvantage to U.S. companies,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Dunn noted.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Musk\u2019s Tesla, SpaceX, lobby US trade policy on tariffs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"musks-tesla-spacex-lobby-us-trade-policy-on-tariffs","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7444","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":48},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\nAt the start of March, Egypt announced its strategy for political transition, rebuilding, and recovery in the Gaza Strip after the conclusion of Israel\u2019s harsh offensive. Key points include governance by the Palestinian Authority (PA), the establishment of a Gazan security force trained by Jordan and Egypt, and the possibility of deploying UN peacekeepers in both the Strip and the occupied West Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Egyptian proposal emerged as a counter to US President Donald Trump\u2019s plans for an American takeover of Gaza and the coercive displacement of Palestinians. This led to the rapid endorsement of Cairo\u2019s initiative by the Arab League. Although several European nations supported the plan, it was unsurprisingly dismissed by the US and Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The UAE has criticized Egypt\u2019s Gaza plan for not specifying specifically how to disarm and oust Hamas from the Gaza Strip. It is believed by some US and Egyptian officials that the UAE campaign has already adversely impacted US-Egyptian bilateral ties, with the US cautioning Egypt that it will decrease military aid in 2026. The US warnings that the White House prepared to cut military aid to Egypt were first noted by London-based news portal Al-Araby Al-Jadeed last week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In March, the Trump administration executed the previous Biden administration\u2019s strategy to redirect $95 million in military assistance intended for Egypt to the Lebanese Armed Forces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The dispute is complicated by the fact that Egypt and the UAE see Dahlan as a power broker in post-war Gaza. When the Arab League endorsed the Egyptian-drafted plan, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pardoned exiled former Fatah officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was widely perceived as a nod to Dahlan, Fatah's enforcer in Gaza before Hamas won the Palestinian legislative elections in 2006. When Dahlan fell out with Abbas in the occupied West Bank, he relocated to the UAE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It has been reported that the UAE is advocating for Dahlan to lead a committee governing Gaza and later replace octogenarian Abbas as president. Moreover, Sisi has a close relationship with Dahlan. The UAE is a pivotal backer of Sisi\u2019s cash-strapped administration. In 2024, it arranged a $35bn investment in Egypt\u2019s Mediterranean shore. However, the UAE and Egypt are supporting opposing flanks in a brutal civil fight in Sudan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to complicating matters, The Financial Times noted that the Trump administration is advocating for Sudan and the unrecognized government of Somaliland to get forcibly displaced Palestinians. According to reports, the Trump administration's nominee for Africa Affairs at the State Department, Peter Pham, is a vocal advocate of the UAE and Somaliland's independence. DP World, a state-owned company, operates the main port of Somaliland and trains the security forces there. DP World is the main power broker in Somaliland.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Emirates lobbying Trump to reject Egypt\u2019s Gaza plan with its political agenda","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"emirates-lobbying-trump-to-reject-egypts-gaza-plan-with-its-political-agenda","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7447","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7444,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_date_gmt":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_content":"\n
Tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk\u2019s two companies, SpaceX and Tesla, have submitted letters lobbying the U.S. trade representative on Trump <\/a>government tariff policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As reported by CNBC, the two companies had different letters for U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. The electric vehicle producer Tesla cautioned of the negative impact on its bottom line from tariffs and from duties put by other nations on U.S.-made products in retaliation for those tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, SpaceX complains that operating expenses for its Starlink internet satellite service are raised by trade barriers abroad, while foreign competitors experience no such costs in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The notes come as Musk leads the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a step to slash federal government spending and employee headcount at the direction of President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Trump is imposing stiff tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada, with China and Canada hitting back with retaliatory tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There have been more than 700 letters received by the trade<\/a> representative\u2019s office in reaction to an invitation for a public statement on \u201cunfair trade practices by other countries.\u201d The responses are posted on a public docket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tesla, in its unsigned note to Greer, urged him \u201cto consider the downstream impacts of certain proposed actions taken to address unfair trade practices.\u201d \u201cWhile Tesla recognizes and supports the importance of fair trade, the assessment undertaken by USTR of potential actions to rectify unfair trade should also take into account exports from the United States,\u201d stated the letter, which was written by Tesla\u2019s associate general counsel Miriam Eqab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cU.S. exporters are inherently exposed to disproportionate impacts when other countries respond to U.S. trade actions.\u201d The company noted that \u201cPast U.S. special tariff actions have thus (1) increased costs to Tesla for vehicles manufactured in the United States, and (2) increased costs for those same vehicles when exported from the United States, resulting in less competitive international marketplace for U.S. manufacturers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUSTR should investigate ways to avoid these pitfalls in future action,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
the letter stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SpaceX, in its letter to Greer, stated that it \u201cfaces a range of regulatory complexities and trade barriers in every country that the U.S. Government should seek to address in order to support continued U.S. leadership in the space domain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The letter reported that the business must pay foreign governments for access to spectrum and import duties for its Starlink satellite internet tools, and other costs that \u201csubstantially increase the cost of operating in these countries \u2014 artificially.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe import duties paid in a handful of countries represent a significant cost increase for Starlink products in those countries, despite the United States having essentially no duties on similar foreign products that are imported into the United States to serve customers here,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
noted Mat Dunn, SpaceX\u2019s senior director of global business and government affairs, in the letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs President Trump has noted with other sectors, this is a significant disadvantage to U.S. companies,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Dunn noted.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Musk\u2019s Tesla, SpaceX, lobby US trade policy on tariffs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"musks-tesla-spacex-lobby-us-trade-policy-on-tariffs","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7444","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":48},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\nBoth the UAE and Egypt broadly support the same Palestinian powerbroker for Gaza, Mohammed Dahlan, an exiled former Fatah official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the start of March, Egypt announced its strategy for political transition, rebuilding, and recovery in the Gaza Strip after the conclusion of Israel\u2019s harsh offensive. Key points include governance by the Palestinian Authority (PA), the establishment of a Gazan security force trained by Jordan and Egypt, and the possibility of deploying UN peacekeepers in both the Strip and the occupied West Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Egyptian proposal emerged as a counter to US President Donald Trump\u2019s plans for an American takeover of Gaza and the coercive displacement of Palestinians. This led to the rapid endorsement of Cairo\u2019s initiative by the Arab League. Although several European nations supported the plan, it was unsurprisingly dismissed by the US and Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The UAE has criticized Egypt\u2019s Gaza plan for not specifying specifically how to disarm and oust Hamas from the Gaza Strip. It is believed by some US and Egyptian officials that the UAE campaign has already adversely impacted US-Egyptian bilateral ties, with the US cautioning Egypt that it will decrease military aid in 2026. The US warnings that the White House prepared to cut military aid to Egypt were first noted by London-based news portal Al-Araby Al-Jadeed last week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In March, the Trump administration executed the previous Biden administration\u2019s strategy to redirect $95 million in military assistance intended for Egypt to the Lebanese Armed Forces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The dispute is complicated by the fact that Egypt and the UAE see Dahlan as a power broker in post-war Gaza. When the Arab League endorsed the Egyptian-drafted plan, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pardoned exiled former Fatah officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was widely perceived as a nod to Dahlan, Fatah's enforcer in Gaza before Hamas won the Palestinian legislative elections in 2006. When Dahlan fell out with Abbas in the occupied West Bank, he relocated to the UAE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It has been reported that the UAE is advocating for Dahlan to lead a committee governing Gaza and later replace octogenarian Abbas as president. Moreover, Sisi has a close relationship with Dahlan. The UAE is a pivotal backer of Sisi\u2019s cash-strapped administration. In 2024, it arranged a $35bn investment in Egypt\u2019s Mediterranean shore. However, the UAE and Egypt are supporting opposing flanks in a brutal civil fight in Sudan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to complicating matters, The Financial Times noted that the Trump administration is advocating for Sudan and the unrecognized government of Somaliland to get forcibly displaced Palestinians. According to reports, the Trump administration's nominee for Africa Affairs at the State Department, Peter Pham, is a vocal advocate of the UAE and Somaliland's independence. DP World, a state-owned company, operates the main port of Somaliland and trains the security forces there. DP World is the main power broker in Somaliland.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Emirates lobbying Trump to reject Egypt\u2019s Gaza plan with its political agenda","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"emirates-lobbying-trump-to-reject-egypts-gaza-plan-with-its-political-agenda","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7447","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7444,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_date_gmt":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_content":"\n
Tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk\u2019s two companies, SpaceX and Tesla, have submitted letters lobbying the U.S. trade representative on Trump <\/a>government tariff policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As reported by CNBC, the two companies had different letters for U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. The electric vehicle producer Tesla cautioned of the negative impact on its bottom line from tariffs and from duties put by other nations on U.S.-made products in retaliation for those tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, SpaceX complains that operating expenses for its Starlink internet satellite service are raised by trade barriers abroad, while foreign competitors experience no such costs in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The notes come as Musk leads the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a step to slash federal government spending and employee headcount at the direction of President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Trump is imposing stiff tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada, with China and Canada hitting back with retaliatory tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There have been more than 700 letters received by the trade<\/a> representative\u2019s office in reaction to an invitation for a public statement on \u201cunfair trade practices by other countries.\u201d The responses are posted on a public docket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tesla, in its unsigned note to Greer, urged him \u201cto consider the downstream impacts of certain proposed actions taken to address unfair trade practices.\u201d \u201cWhile Tesla recognizes and supports the importance of fair trade, the assessment undertaken by USTR of potential actions to rectify unfair trade should also take into account exports from the United States,\u201d stated the letter, which was written by Tesla\u2019s associate general counsel Miriam Eqab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cU.S. exporters are inherently exposed to disproportionate impacts when other countries respond to U.S. trade actions.\u201d The company noted that \u201cPast U.S. special tariff actions have thus (1) increased costs to Tesla for vehicles manufactured in the United States, and (2) increased costs for those same vehicles when exported from the United States, resulting in less competitive international marketplace for U.S. manufacturers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUSTR should investigate ways to avoid these pitfalls in future action,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
the letter stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SpaceX, in its letter to Greer, stated that it \u201cfaces a range of regulatory complexities and trade barriers in every country that the U.S. Government should seek to address in order to support continued U.S. leadership in the space domain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The letter reported that the business must pay foreign governments for access to spectrum and import duties for its Starlink satellite internet tools, and other costs that \u201csubstantially increase the cost of operating in these countries \u2014 artificially.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe import duties paid in a handful of countries represent a significant cost increase for Starlink products in those countries, despite the United States having essentially no duties on similar foreign products that are imported into the United States to serve customers here,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
noted Mat Dunn, SpaceX\u2019s senior director of global business and government affairs, in the letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs President Trump has noted with other sectors, this is a significant disadvantage to U.S. companies,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Dunn noted.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Musk\u2019s Tesla, SpaceX, lobby US trade policy on tariffs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"musks-tesla-spacex-lobby-us-trade-policy-on-tariffs","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7444","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":48},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\nEarlier this year, Otaiba stated that he saw no alternative to Trump's call for Palestinians to be displaced outside of the Gaza Strip. The UAE has targeted an offshoot of the Egypt-founded Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, across the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both the UAE and Egypt broadly support the same Palestinian powerbroker for Gaza, Mohammed Dahlan, an exiled former Fatah official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the start of March, Egypt announced its strategy for political transition, rebuilding, and recovery in the Gaza Strip after the conclusion of Israel\u2019s harsh offensive. Key points include governance by the Palestinian Authority (PA), the establishment of a Gazan security force trained by Jordan and Egypt, and the possibility of deploying UN peacekeepers in both the Strip and the occupied West Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Egyptian proposal emerged as a counter to US President Donald Trump\u2019s plans for an American takeover of Gaza and the coercive displacement of Palestinians. This led to the rapid endorsement of Cairo\u2019s initiative by the Arab League. Although several European nations supported the plan, it was unsurprisingly dismissed by the US and Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The UAE has criticized Egypt\u2019s Gaza plan for not specifying specifically how to disarm and oust Hamas from the Gaza Strip. It is believed by some US and Egyptian officials that the UAE campaign has already adversely impacted US-Egyptian bilateral ties, with the US cautioning Egypt that it will decrease military aid in 2026. The US warnings that the White House prepared to cut military aid to Egypt were first noted by London-based news portal Al-Araby Al-Jadeed last week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In March, the Trump administration executed the previous Biden administration\u2019s strategy to redirect $95 million in military assistance intended for Egypt to the Lebanese Armed Forces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The dispute is complicated by the fact that Egypt and the UAE see Dahlan as a power broker in post-war Gaza. When the Arab League endorsed the Egyptian-drafted plan, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pardoned exiled former Fatah officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was widely perceived as a nod to Dahlan, Fatah's enforcer in Gaza before Hamas won the Palestinian legislative elections in 2006. When Dahlan fell out with Abbas in the occupied West Bank, he relocated to the UAE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It has been reported that the UAE is advocating for Dahlan to lead a committee governing Gaza and later replace octogenarian Abbas as president. Moreover, Sisi has a close relationship with Dahlan. The UAE is a pivotal backer of Sisi\u2019s cash-strapped administration. In 2024, it arranged a $35bn investment in Egypt\u2019s Mediterranean shore. However, the UAE and Egypt are supporting opposing flanks in a brutal civil fight in Sudan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to complicating matters, The Financial Times noted that the Trump administration is advocating for Sudan and the unrecognized government of Somaliland to get forcibly displaced Palestinians. According to reports, the Trump administration's nominee for Africa Affairs at the State Department, Peter Pham, is a vocal advocate of the UAE and Somaliland's independence. DP World, a state-owned company, operates the main port of Somaliland and trains the security forces there. DP World is the main power broker in Somaliland.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Emirates lobbying Trump to reject Egypt\u2019s Gaza plan with its political agenda","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"emirates-lobbying-trump-to-reject-egypts-gaza-plan-with-its-political-agenda","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7447","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7444,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_date_gmt":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_content":"\n
Tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk\u2019s two companies, SpaceX and Tesla, have submitted letters lobbying the U.S. trade representative on Trump <\/a>government tariff policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As reported by CNBC, the two companies had different letters for U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. The electric vehicle producer Tesla cautioned of the negative impact on its bottom line from tariffs and from duties put by other nations on U.S.-made products in retaliation for those tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, SpaceX complains that operating expenses for its Starlink internet satellite service are raised by trade barriers abroad, while foreign competitors experience no such costs in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The notes come as Musk leads the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a step to slash federal government spending and employee headcount at the direction of President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Trump is imposing stiff tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada, with China and Canada hitting back with retaliatory tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There have been more than 700 letters received by the trade<\/a> representative\u2019s office in reaction to an invitation for a public statement on \u201cunfair trade practices by other countries.\u201d The responses are posted on a public docket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tesla, in its unsigned note to Greer, urged him \u201cto consider the downstream impacts of certain proposed actions taken to address unfair trade practices.\u201d \u201cWhile Tesla recognizes and supports the importance of fair trade, the assessment undertaken by USTR of potential actions to rectify unfair trade should also take into account exports from the United States,\u201d stated the letter, which was written by Tesla\u2019s associate general counsel Miriam Eqab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cU.S. exporters are inherently exposed to disproportionate impacts when other countries respond to U.S. trade actions.\u201d The company noted that \u201cPast U.S. special tariff actions have thus (1) increased costs to Tesla for vehicles manufactured in the United States, and (2) increased costs for those same vehicles when exported from the United States, resulting in less competitive international marketplace for U.S. manufacturers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUSTR should investigate ways to avoid these pitfalls in future action,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
the letter stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SpaceX, in its letter to Greer, stated that it \u201cfaces a range of regulatory complexities and trade barriers in every country that the U.S. Government should seek to address in order to support continued U.S. leadership in the space domain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The letter reported that the business must pay foreign governments for access to spectrum and import duties for its Starlink satellite internet tools, and other costs that \u201csubstantially increase the cost of operating in these countries \u2014 artificially.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe import duties paid in a handful of countries represent a significant cost increase for Starlink products in those countries, despite the United States having essentially no duties on similar foreign products that are imported into the United States to serve customers here,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
noted Mat Dunn, SpaceX\u2019s senior director of global business and government affairs, in the letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs President Trump has noted with other sectors, this is a significant disadvantage to U.S. companies,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Dunn noted.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Musk\u2019s Tesla, SpaceX, lobby US trade policy on tariffs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"musks-tesla-spacex-lobby-us-trade-policy-on-tariffs","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7444","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":48},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\nAs reported by the Middle East Eye, Abu Dhabi is using its unprecedented access to the White House to denounce the plan as unworkable and blame Cairo for giving too much influence to Hamas. Emirates' powerful ambassador to the US, Yousef al-Otaiba, has been lobbying US President Donald Trump\u2019s aides and congressmen to place pressure on Egypt to take in Palestinian refugees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier this year, Otaiba stated that he saw no alternative to Trump's call for Palestinians to be displaced outside of the Gaza Strip. The UAE has targeted an offshoot of the Egypt-founded Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, across the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both the UAE and Egypt broadly support the same Palestinian powerbroker for Gaza, Mohammed Dahlan, an exiled former Fatah official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the start of March, Egypt announced its strategy for political transition, rebuilding, and recovery in the Gaza Strip after the conclusion of Israel\u2019s harsh offensive. Key points include governance by the Palestinian Authority (PA), the establishment of a Gazan security force trained by Jordan and Egypt, and the possibility of deploying UN peacekeepers in both the Strip and the occupied West Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Egyptian proposal emerged as a counter to US President Donald Trump\u2019s plans for an American takeover of Gaza and the coercive displacement of Palestinians. This led to the rapid endorsement of Cairo\u2019s initiative by the Arab League. Although several European nations supported the plan, it was unsurprisingly dismissed by the US and Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The UAE has criticized Egypt\u2019s Gaza plan for not specifying specifically how to disarm and oust Hamas from the Gaza Strip. It is believed by some US and Egyptian officials that the UAE campaign has already adversely impacted US-Egyptian bilateral ties, with the US cautioning Egypt that it will decrease military aid in 2026. The US warnings that the White House prepared to cut military aid to Egypt were first noted by London-based news portal Al-Araby Al-Jadeed last week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In March, the Trump administration executed the previous Biden administration\u2019s strategy to redirect $95 million in military assistance intended for Egypt to the Lebanese Armed Forces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The dispute is complicated by the fact that Egypt and the UAE see Dahlan as a power broker in post-war Gaza. When the Arab League endorsed the Egyptian-drafted plan, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pardoned exiled former Fatah officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was widely perceived as a nod to Dahlan, Fatah's enforcer in Gaza before Hamas won the Palestinian legislative elections in 2006. When Dahlan fell out with Abbas in the occupied West Bank, he relocated to the UAE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It has been reported that the UAE is advocating for Dahlan to lead a committee governing Gaza and later replace octogenarian Abbas as president. Moreover, Sisi has a close relationship with Dahlan. The UAE is a pivotal backer of Sisi\u2019s cash-strapped administration. In 2024, it arranged a $35bn investment in Egypt\u2019s Mediterranean shore. However, the UAE and Egypt are supporting opposing flanks in a brutal civil fight in Sudan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to complicating matters, The Financial Times noted that the Trump administration is advocating for Sudan and the unrecognized government of Somaliland to get forcibly displaced Palestinians. According to reports, the Trump administration's nominee for Africa Affairs at the State Department, Peter Pham, is a vocal advocate of the UAE and Somaliland's independence. DP World, a state-owned company, operates the main port of Somaliland and trains the security forces there. DP World is the main power broker in Somaliland.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Emirates lobbying Trump to reject Egypt\u2019s Gaza plan with its political agenda","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"emirates-lobbying-trump-to-reject-egypts-gaza-plan-with-its-political-agenda","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7447","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7444,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_date_gmt":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_content":"\n
Tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk\u2019s two companies, SpaceX and Tesla, have submitted letters lobbying the U.S. trade representative on Trump <\/a>government tariff policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As reported by CNBC, the two companies had different letters for U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. The electric vehicle producer Tesla cautioned of the negative impact on its bottom line from tariffs and from duties put by other nations on U.S.-made products in retaliation for those tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, SpaceX complains that operating expenses for its Starlink internet satellite service are raised by trade barriers abroad, while foreign competitors experience no such costs in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The notes come as Musk leads the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a step to slash federal government spending and employee headcount at the direction of President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Trump is imposing stiff tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada, with China and Canada hitting back with retaliatory tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There have been more than 700 letters received by the trade<\/a> representative\u2019s office in reaction to an invitation for a public statement on \u201cunfair trade practices by other countries.\u201d The responses are posted on a public docket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tesla, in its unsigned note to Greer, urged him \u201cto consider the downstream impacts of certain proposed actions taken to address unfair trade practices.\u201d \u201cWhile Tesla recognizes and supports the importance of fair trade, the assessment undertaken by USTR of potential actions to rectify unfair trade should also take into account exports from the United States,\u201d stated the letter, which was written by Tesla\u2019s associate general counsel Miriam Eqab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cU.S. exporters are inherently exposed to disproportionate impacts when other countries respond to U.S. trade actions.\u201d The company noted that \u201cPast U.S. special tariff actions have thus (1) increased costs to Tesla for vehicles manufactured in the United States, and (2) increased costs for those same vehicles when exported from the United States, resulting in less competitive international marketplace for U.S. manufacturers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUSTR should investigate ways to avoid these pitfalls in future action,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
the letter stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SpaceX, in its letter to Greer, stated that it \u201cfaces a range of regulatory complexities and trade barriers in every country that the U.S. Government should seek to address in order to support continued U.S. leadership in the space domain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The letter reported that the business must pay foreign governments for access to spectrum and import duties for its Starlink satellite internet tools, and other costs that \u201csubstantially increase the cost of operating in these countries \u2014 artificially.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe import duties paid in a handful of countries represent a significant cost increase for Starlink products in those countries, despite the United States having essentially no duties on similar foreign products that are imported into the United States to serve customers here,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
noted Mat Dunn, SpaceX\u2019s senior director of global business and government affairs, in the letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs President Trump has noted with other sectors, this is a significant disadvantage to U.S. companies,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Dunn noted.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Musk\u2019s Tesla, SpaceX, lobby US trade policy on tariffs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"musks-tesla-spacex-lobby-us-trade-policy-on-tariffs","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7444","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":48},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\nThe United Arab Emirates (UAE) is secretly lobbying the Trump government to undermine a post-war agenda for the Gaza Strip that Egypt prepared and which has been supported by the Arab League, United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As reported by the Middle East Eye, Abu Dhabi is using its unprecedented access to the White House to denounce the plan as unworkable and blame Cairo for giving too much influence to Hamas. Emirates' powerful ambassador to the US, Yousef al-Otaiba, has been lobbying US President Donald Trump\u2019s aides and congressmen to place pressure on Egypt to take in Palestinian refugees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier this year, Otaiba stated that he saw no alternative to Trump's call for Palestinians to be displaced outside of the Gaza Strip. The UAE has targeted an offshoot of the Egypt-founded Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, across the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both the UAE and Egypt broadly support the same Palestinian powerbroker for Gaza, Mohammed Dahlan, an exiled former Fatah official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the start of March, Egypt announced its strategy for political transition, rebuilding, and recovery in the Gaza Strip after the conclusion of Israel\u2019s harsh offensive. Key points include governance by the Palestinian Authority (PA), the establishment of a Gazan security force trained by Jordan and Egypt, and the possibility of deploying UN peacekeepers in both the Strip and the occupied West Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Egyptian proposal emerged as a counter to US President Donald Trump\u2019s plans for an American takeover of Gaza and the coercive displacement of Palestinians. This led to the rapid endorsement of Cairo\u2019s initiative by the Arab League. Although several European nations supported the plan, it was unsurprisingly dismissed by the US and Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The UAE has criticized Egypt\u2019s Gaza plan for not specifying specifically how to disarm and oust Hamas from the Gaza Strip. It is believed by some US and Egyptian officials that the UAE campaign has already adversely impacted US-Egyptian bilateral ties, with the US cautioning Egypt that it will decrease military aid in 2026. The US warnings that the White House prepared to cut military aid to Egypt were first noted by London-based news portal Al-Araby Al-Jadeed last week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In March, the Trump administration executed the previous Biden administration\u2019s strategy to redirect $95 million in military assistance intended for Egypt to the Lebanese Armed Forces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The dispute is complicated by the fact that Egypt and the UAE see Dahlan as a power broker in post-war Gaza. When the Arab League endorsed the Egyptian-drafted plan, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pardoned exiled former Fatah officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was widely perceived as a nod to Dahlan, Fatah's enforcer in Gaza before Hamas won the Palestinian legislative elections in 2006. When Dahlan fell out with Abbas in the occupied West Bank, he relocated to the UAE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It has been reported that the UAE is advocating for Dahlan to lead a committee governing Gaza and later replace octogenarian Abbas as president. Moreover, Sisi has a close relationship with Dahlan. The UAE is a pivotal backer of Sisi\u2019s cash-strapped administration. In 2024, it arranged a $35bn investment in Egypt\u2019s Mediterranean shore. However, the UAE and Egypt are supporting opposing flanks in a brutal civil fight in Sudan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to complicating matters, The Financial Times noted that the Trump administration is advocating for Sudan and the unrecognized government of Somaliland to get forcibly displaced Palestinians. According to reports, the Trump administration's nominee for Africa Affairs at the State Department, Peter Pham, is a vocal advocate of the UAE and Somaliland's independence. DP World, a state-owned company, operates the main port of Somaliland and trains the security forces there. DP World is the main power broker in Somaliland.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Emirates lobbying Trump to reject Egypt\u2019s Gaza plan with its political agenda","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"emirates-lobbying-trump-to-reject-egypts-gaza-plan-with-its-political-agenda","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7447","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7444,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_date_gmt":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_content":"\n
Tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk\u2019s two companies, SpaceX and Tesla, have submitted letters lobbying the U.S. trade representative on Trump <\/a>government tariff policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As reported by CNBC, the two companies had different letters for U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. The electric vehicle producer Tesla cautioned of the negative impact on its bottom line from tariffs and from duties put by other nations on U.S.-made products in retaliation for those tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, SpaceX complains that operating expenses for its Starlink internet satellite service are raised by trade barriers abroad, while foreign competitors experience no such costs in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The notes come as Musk leads the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a step to slash federal government spending and employee headcount at the direction of President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Trump is imposing stiff tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada, with China and Canada hitting back with retaliatory tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There have been more than 700 letters received by the trade<\/a> representative\u2019s office in reaction to an invitation for a public statement on \u201cunfair trade practices by other countries.\u201d The responses are posted on a public docket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tesla, in its unsigned note to Greer, urged him \u201cto consider the downstream impacts of certain proposed actions taken to address unfair trade practices.\u201d \u201cWhile Tesla recognizes and supports the importance of fair trade, the assessment undertaken by USTR of potential actions to rectify unfair trade should also take into account exports from the United States,\u201d stated the letter, which was written by Tesla\u2019s associate general counsel Miriam Eqab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cU.S. exporters are inherently exposed to disproportionate impacts when other countries respond to U.S. trade actions.\u201d The company noted that \u201cPast U.S. special tariff actions have thus (1) increased costs to Tesla for vehicles manufactured in the United States, and (2) increased costs for those same vehicles when exported from the United States, resulting in less competitive international marketplace for U.S. manufacturers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUSTR should investigate ways to avoid these pitfalls in future action,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
the letter stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SpaceX, in its letter to Greer, stated that it \u201cfaces a range of regulatory complexities and trade barriers in every country that the U.S. Government should seek to address in order to support continued U.S. leadership in the space domain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The letter reported that the business must pay foreign governments for access to spectrum and import duties for its Starlink satellite internet tools, and other costs that \u201csubstantially increase the cost of operating in these countries \u2014 artificially.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe import duties paid in a handful of countries represent a significant cost increase for Starlink products in those countries, despite the United States having essentially no duties on similar foreign products that are imported into the United States to serve customers here,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
noted Mat Dunn, SpaceX\u2019s senior director of global business and government affairs, in the letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs President Trump has noted with other sectors, this is a significant disadvantage to U.S. companies,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Dunn noted.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Musk\u2019s Tesla, SpaceX, lobby US trade policy on tariffs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"musks-tesla-spacex-lobby-us-trade-policy-on-tariffs","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7444","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":48},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\nthe laws. <\/p>\n","post_title":"Fossil fuel giants intensify lobbying to seek immunity from climate lawsuits","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fossil-fuel-giants-intensify-lobbying-to-seek-immunity-from-climate-lawsuits","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:44:16","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:44:16","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7450","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7447,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-03-21 05:37:00","post_date_gmt":"2025-03-21 05:37:00","post_content":"\n
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is secretly lobbying the Trump government to undermine a post-war agenda for the Gaza Strip that Egypt prepared and which has been supported by the Arab League, United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As reported by the Middle East Eye, Abu Dhabi is using its unprecedented access to the White House to denounce the plan as unworkable and blame Cairo for giving too much influence to Hamas. Emirates' powerful ambassador to the US, Yousef al-Otaiba, has been lobbying US President Donald Trump\u2019s aides and congressmen to place pressure on Egypt to take in Palestinian refugees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier this year, Otaiba stated that he saw no alternative to Trump's call for Palestinians to be displaced outside of the Gaza Strip. The UAE has targeted an offshoot of the Egypt-founded Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, across the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both the UAE and Egypt broadly support the same Palestinian powerbroker for Gaza, Mohammed Dahlan, an exiled former Fatah official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the start of March, Egypt announced its strategy for political transition, rebuilding, and recovery in the Gaza Strip after the conclusion of Israel\u2019s harsh offensive. Key points include governance by the Palestinian Authority (PA), the establishment of a Gazan security force trained by Jordan and Egypt, and the possibility of deploying UN peacekeepers in both the Strip and the occupied West Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Egyptian proposal emerged as a counter to US President Donald Trump\u2019s plans for an American takeover of Gaza and the coercive displacement of Palestinians. This led to the rapid endorsement of Cairo\u2019s initiative by the Arab League. Although several European nations supported the plan, it was unsurprisingly dismissed by the US and Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The UAE has criticized Egypt\u2019s Gaza plan for not specifying specifically how to disarm and oust Hamas from the Gaza Strip. It is believed by some US and Egyptian officials that the UAE campaign has already adversely impacted US-Egyptian bilateral ties, with the US cautioning Egypt that it will decrease military aid in 2026. The US warnings that the White House prepared to cut military aid to Egypt were first noted by London-based news portal Al-Araby Al-Jadeed last week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In March, the Trump administration executed the previous Biden administration\u2019s strategy to redirect $95 million in military assistance intended for Egypt to the Lebanese Armed Forces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The dispute is complicated by the fact that Egypt and the UAE see Dahlan as a power broker in post-war Gaza. When the Arab League endorsed the Egyptian-drafted plan, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pardoned exiled former Fatah officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was widely perceived as a nod to Dahlan, Fatah's enforcer in Gaza before Hamas won the Palestinian legislative elections in 2006. When Dahlan fell out with Abbas in the occupied West Bank, he relocated to the UAE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It has been reported that the UAE is advocating for Dahlan to lead a committee governing Gaza and later replace octogenarian Abbas as president. Moreover, Sisi has a close relationship with Dahlan. The UAE is a pivotal backer of Sisi\u2019s cash-strapped administration. In 2024, it arranged a $35bn investment in Egypt\u2019s Mediterranean shore. However, the UAE and Egypt are supporting opposing flanks in a brutal civil fight in Sudan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to complicating matters, The Financial Times noted that the Trump administration is advocating for Sudan and the unrecognized government of Somaliland to get forcibly displaced Palestinians. According to reports, the Trump administration's nominee for Africa Affairs at the State Department, Peter Pham, is a vocal advocate of the UAE and Somaliland's independence. DP World, a state-owned company, operates the main port of Somaliland and trains the security forces there. DP World is the main power broker in Somaliland.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Emirates lobbying Trump to reject Egypt\u2019s Gaza plan with its political agenda","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"emirates-lobbying-trump-to-reject-egypts-gaza-plan-with-its-political-agenda","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7447","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7444,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_date_gmt":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_content":"\n
Tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk\u2019s two companies, SpaceX and Tesla, have submitted letters lobbying the U.S. trade representative on Trump <\/a>government tariff policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As reported by CNBC, the two companies had different letters for U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. The electric vehicle producer Tesla cautioned of the negative impact on its bottom line from tariffs and from duties put by other nations on U.S.-made products in retaliation for those tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, SpaceX complains that operating expenses for its Starlink internet satellite service are raised by trade barriers abroad, while foreign competitors experience no such costs in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The notes come as Musk leads the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a step to slash federal government spending and employee headcount at the direction of President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Trump is imposing stiff tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada, with China and Canada hitting back with retaliatory tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There have been more than 700 letters received by the trade<\/a> representative\u2019s office in reaction to an invitation for a public statement on \u201cunfair trade practices by other countries.\u201d The responses are posted on a public docket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tesla, in its unsigned note to Greer, urged him \u201cto consider the downstream impacts of certain proposed actions taken to address unfair trade practices.\u201d \u201cWhile Tesla recognizes and supports the importance of fair trade, the assessment undertaken by USTR of potential actions to rectify unfair trade should also take into account exports from the United States,\u201d stated the letter, which was written by Tesla\u2019s associate general counsel Miriam Eqab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cU.S. exporters are inherently exposed to disproportionate impacts when other countries respond to U.S. trade actions.\u201d The company noted that \u201cPast U.S. special tariff actions have thus (1) increased costs to Tesla for vehicles manufactured in the United States, and (2) increased costs for those same vehicles when exported from the United States, resulting in less competitive international marketplace for U.S. manufacturers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUSTR should investigate ways to avoid these pitfalls in future action,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
the letter stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SpaceX, in its letter to Greer, stated that it \u201cfaces a range of regulatory complexities and trade barriers in every country that the U.S. Government should seek to address in order to support continued U.S. leadership in the space domain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The letter reported that the business must pay foreign governments for access to spectrum and import duties for its Starlink satellite internet tools, and other costs that \u201csubstantially increase the cost of operating in these countries \u2014 artificially.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe import duties paid in a handful of countries represent a significant cost increase for Starlink products in those countries, despite the United States having essentially no duties on similar foreign products that are imported into the United States to serve customers here,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
noted Mat Dunn, SpaceX\u2019s senior director of global business and government affairs, in the letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs President Trump has noted with other sectors, this is a significant disadvantage to U.S. companies,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Dunn noted.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Musk\u2019s Tesla, SpaceX, lobby US trade policy on tariffs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"musks-tesla-spacex-lobby-us-trade-policy-on-tariffs","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7444","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":48},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\nOil companies are also concerned about another development: \u201cclimate superfund\u201d bills pointed to making big polluters pay for climate action. Oil lobby groups and red states are challenging <\/p>\n\n\n\n
the laws. <\/p>\n","post_title":"Fossil fuel giants intensify lobbying to seek immunity from climate lawsuits","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fossil-fuel-giants-intensify-lobbying-to-seek-immunity-from-climate-lawsuits","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:44:16","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:44:16","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7450","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7447,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-03-21 05:37:00","post_date_gmt":"2025-03-21 05:37:00","post_content":"\n
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is secretly lobbying the Trump government to undermine a post-war agenda for the Gaza Strip that Egypt prepared and which has been supported by the Arab League, United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As reported by the Middle East Eye, Abu Dhabi is using its unprecedented access to the White House to denounce the plan as unworkable and blame Cairo for giving too much influence to Hamas. Emirates' powerful ambassador to the US, Yousef al-Otaiba, has been lobbying US President Donald Trump\u2019s aides and congressmen to place pressure on Egypt to take in Palestinian refugees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier this year, Otaiba stated that he saw no alternative to Trump's call for Palestinians to be displaced outside of the Gaza Strip. The UAE has targeted an offshoot of the Egypt-founded Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, across the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both the UAE and Egypt broadly support the same Palestinian powerbroker for Gaza, Mohammed Dahlan, an exiled former Fatah official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the start of March, Egypt announced its strategy for political transition, rebuilding, and recovery in the Gaza Strip after the conclusion of Israel\u2019s harsh offensive. Key points include governance by the Palestinian Authority (PA), the establishment of a Gazan security force trained by Jordan and Egypt, and the possibility of deploying UN peacekeepers in both the Strip and the occupied West Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Egyptian proposal emerged as a counter to US President Donald Trump\u2019s plans for an American takeover of Gaza and the coercive displacement of Palestinians. This led to the rapid endorsement of Cairo\u2019s initiative by the Arab League. Although several European nations supported the plan, it was unsurprisingly dismissed by the US and Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The UAE has criticized Egypt\u2019s Gaza plan for not specifying specifically how to disarm and oust Hamas from the Gaza Strip. It is believed by some US and Egyptian officials that the UAE campaign has already adversely impacted US-Egyptian bilateral ties, with the US cautioning Egypt that it will decrease military aid in 2026. The US warnings that the White House prepared to cut military aid to Egypt were first noted by London-based news portal Al-Araby Al-Jadeed last week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In March, the Trump administration executed the previous Biden administration\u2019s strategy to redirect $95 million in military assistance intended for Egypt to the Lebanese Armed Forces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The dispute is complicated by the fact that Egypt and the UAE see Dahlan as a power broker in post-war Gaza. When the Arab League endorsed the Egyptian-drafted plan, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pardoned exiled former Fatah officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was widely perceived as a nod to Dahlan, Fatah's enforcer in Gaza before Hamas won the Palestinian legislative elections in 2006. When Dahlan fell out with Abbas in the occupied West Bank, he relocated to the UAE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It has been reported that the UAE is advocating for Dahlan to lead a committee governing Gaza and later replace octogenarian Abbas as president. Moreover, Sisi has a close relationship with Dahlan. The UAE is a pivotal backer of Sisi\u2019s cash-strapped administration. In 2024, it arranged a $35bn investment in Egypt\u2019s Mediterranean shore. However, the UAE and Egypt are supporting opposing flanks in a brutal civil fight in Sudan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to complicating matters, The Financial Times noted that the Trump administration is advocating for Sudan and the unrecognized government of Somaliland to get forcibly displaced Palestinians. According to reports, the Trump administration's nominee for Africa Affairs at the State Department, Peter Pham, is a vocal advocate of the UAE and Somaliland's independence. DP World, a state-owned company, operates the main port of Somaliland and trains the security forces there. DP World is the main power broker in Somaliland.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Emirates lobbying Trump to reject Egypt\u2019s Gaza plan with its political agenda","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"emirates-lobbying-trump-to-reject-egypts-gaza-plan-with-its-political-agenda","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7447","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7444,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_date_gmt":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_content":"\n
Tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk\u2019s two companies, SpaceX and Tesla, have submitted letters lobbying the U.S. trade representative on Trump <\/a>government tariff policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As reported by CNBC, the two companies had different letters for U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. The electric vehicle producer Tesla cautioned of the negative impact on its bottom line from tariffs and from duties put by other nations on U.S.-made products in retaliation for those tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, SpaceX complains that operating expenses for its Starlink internet satellite service are raised by trade barriers abroad, while foreign competitors experience no such costs in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The notes come as Musk leads the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a step to slash federal government spending and employee headcount at the direction of President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Trump is imposing stiff tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada, with China and Canada hitting back with retaliatory tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There have been more than 700 letters received by the trade<\/a> representative\u2019s office in reaction to an invitation for a public statement on \u201cunfair trade practices by other countries.\u201d The responses are posted on a public docket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tesla, in its unsigned note to Greer, urged him \u201cto consider the downstream impacts of certain proposed actions taken to address unfair trade practices.\u201d \u201cWhile Tesla recognizes and supports the importance of fair trade, the assessment undertaken by USTR of potential actions to rectify unfair trade should also take into account exports from the United States,\u201d stated the letter, which was written by Tesla\u2019s associate general counsel Miriam Eqab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cU.S. exporters are inherently exposed to disproportionate impacts when other countries respond to U.S. trade actions.\u201d The company noted that \u201cPast U.S. special tariff actions have thus (1) increased costs to Tesla for vehicles manufactured in the United States, and (2) increased costs for those same vehicles when exported from the United States, resulting in less competitive international marketplace for U.S. manufacturers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUSTR should investigate ways to avoid these pitfalls in future action,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
the letter stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SpaceX, in its letter to Greer, stated that it \u201cfaces a range of regulatory complexities and trade barriers in every country that the U.S. Government should seek to address in order to support continued U.S. leadership in the space domain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The letter reported that the business must pay foreign governments for access to spectrum and import duties for its Starlink satellite internet tools, and other costs that \u201csubstantially increase the cost of operating in these countries \u2014 artificially.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe import duties paid in a handful of countries represent a significant cost increase for Starlink products in those countries, despite the United States having essentially no duties on similar foreign products that are imported into the United States to serve customers here,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
noted Mat Dunn, SpaceX\u2019s senior director of global business and government affairs, in the letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs President Trump has noted with other sectors, this is a significant disadvantage to U.S. companies,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Dunn noted.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Musk\u2019s Tesla, SpaceX, lobby US trade policy on tariffs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"musks-tesla-spacex-lobby-us-trade-policy-on-tariffs","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7444","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":48},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\nLast year, groups associated with Leo initiated another campaign described by one expert as \u201cunprecedented\u201d to persuade the supreme court to protect oil companies from lawsuits. This week and in January, the high court rejected their request. On Monday, a truck parked outside a significant fossil fuel conference in Houston cautioned that \u201clawfare and anti-energy laws are threatening America\u2019s pro-consumer energy dominance,\u201d referring to an op-ed from a group connected to Leo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oil companies are also concerned about another development: \u201cclimate superfund\u201d bills pointed to making big polluters pay for climate action. Oil lobby groups and red states are challenging <\/p>\n\n\n\n
the laws. <\/p>\n","post_title":"Fossil fuel giants intensify lobbying to seek immunity from climate lawsuits","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fossil-fuel-giants-intensify-lobbying-to-seek-immunity-from-climate-lawsuits","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:44:16","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:44:16","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7450","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7447,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-03-21 05:37:00","post_date_gmt":"2025-03-21 05:37:00","post_content":"\n
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is secretly lobbying the Trump government to undermine a post-war agenda for the Gaza Strip that Egypt prepared and which has been supported by the Arab League, United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As reported by the Middle East Eye, Abu Dhabi is using its unprecedented access to the White House to denounce the plan as unworkable and blame Cairo for giving too much influence to Hamas. Emirates' powerful ambassador to the US, Yousef al-Otaiba, has been lobbying US President Donald Trump\u2019s aides and congressmen to place pressure on Egypt to take in Palestinian refugees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier this year, Otaiba stated that he saw no alternative to Trump's call for Palestinians to be displaced outside of the Gaza Strip. The UAE has targeted an offshoot of the Egypt-founded Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, across the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both the UAE and Egypt broadly support the same Palestinian powerbroker for Gaza, Mohammed Dahlan, an exiled former Fatah official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the start of March, Egypt announced its strategy for political transition, rebuilding, and recovery in the Gaza Strip after the conclusion of Israel\u2019s harsh offensive. Key points include governance by the Palestinian Authority (PA), the establishment of a Gazan security force trained by Jordan and Egypt, and the possibility of deploying UN peacekeepers in both the Strip and the occupied West Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Egyptian proposal emerged as a counter to US President Donald Trump\u2019s plans for an American takeover of Gaza and the coercive displacement of Palestinians. This led to the rapid endorsement of Cairo\u2019s initiative by the Arab League. Although several European nations supported the plan, it was unsurprisingly dismissed by the US and Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The UAE has criticized Egypt\u2019s Gaza plan for not specifying specifically how to disarm and oust Hamas from the Gaza Strip. It is believed by some US and Egyptian officials that the UAE campaign has already adversely impacted US-Egyptian bilateral ties, with the US cautioning Egypt that it will decrease military aid in 2026. The US warnings that the White House prepared to cut military aid to Egypt were first noted by London-based news portal Al-Araby Al-Jadeed last week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In March, the Trump administration executed the previous Biden administration\u2019s strategy to redirect $95 million in military assistance intended for Egypt to the Lebanese Armed Forces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The dispute is complicated by the fact that Egypt and the UAE see Dahlan as a power broker in post-war Gaza. When the Arab League endorsed the Egyptian-drafted plan, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pardoned exiled former Fatah officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was widely perceived as a nod to Dahlan, Fatah's enforcer in Gaza before Hamas won the Palestinian legislative elections in 2006. When Dahlan fell out with Abbas in the occupied West Bank, he relocated to the UAE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It has been reported that the UAE is advocating for Dahlan to lead a committee governing Gaza and later replace octogenarian Abbas as president. Moreover, Sisi has a close relationship with Dahlan. The UAE is a pivotal backer of Sisi\u2019s cash-strapped administration. In 2024, it arranged a $35bn investment in Egypt\u2019s Mediterranean shore. However, the UAE and Egypt are supporting opposing flanks in a brutal civil fight in Sudan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to complicating matters, The Financial Times noted that the Trump administration is advocating for Sudan and the unrecognized government of Somaliland to get forcibly displaced Palestinians. According to reports, the Trump administration's nominee for Africa Affairs at the State Department, Peter Pham, is a vocal advocate of the UAE and Somaliland's independence. DP World, a state-owned company, operates the main port of Somaliland and trains the security forces there. DP World is the main power broker in Somaliland.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Emirates lobbying Trump to reject Egypt\u2019s Gaza plan with its political agenda","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"emirates-lobbying-trump-to-reject-egypts-gaza-plan-with-its-political-agenda","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7447","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7444,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_date_gmt":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_content":"\n
Tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk\u2019s two companies, SpaceX and Tesla, have submitted letters lobbying the U.S. trade representative on Trump <\/a>government tariff policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As reported by CNBC, the two companies had different letters for U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. The electric vehicle producer Tesla cautioned of the negative impact on its bottom line from tariffs and from duties put by other nations on U.S.-made products in retaliation for those tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, SpaceX complains that operating expenses for its Starlink internet satellite service are raised by trade barriers abroad, while foreign competitors experience no such costs in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The notes come as Musk leads the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a step to slash federal government spending and employee headcount at the direction of President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Trump is imposing stiff tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada, with China and Canada hitting back with retaliatory tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There have been more than 700 letters received by the trade<\/a> representative\u2019s office in reaction to an invitation for a public statement on \u201cunfair trade practices by other countries.\u201d The responses are posted on a public docket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tesla, in its unsigned note to Greer, urged him \u201cto consider the downstream impacts of certain proposed actions taken to address unfair trade practices.\u201d \u201cWhile Tesla recognizes and supports the importance of fair trade, the assessment undertaken by USTR of potential actions to rectify unfair trade should also take into account exports from the United States,\u201d stated the letter, which was written by Tesla\u2019s associate general counsel Miriam Eqab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cU.S. exporters are inherently exposed to disproportionate impacts when other countries respond to U.S. trade actions.\u201d The company noted that \u201cPast U.S. special tariff actions have thus (1) increased costs to Tesla for vehicles manufactured in the United States, and (2) increased costs for those same vehicles when exported from the United States, resulting in less competitive international marketplace for U.S. manufacturers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUSTR should investigate ways to avoid these pitfalls in future action,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
the letter stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SpaceX, in its letter to Greer, stated that it \u201cfaces a range of regulatory complexities and trade barriers in every country that the U.S. Government should seek to address in order to support continued U.S. leadership in the space domain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The letter reported that the business must pay foreign governments for access to spectrum and import duties for its Starlink satellite internet tools, and other costs that \u201csubstantially increase the cost of operating in these countries \u2014 artificially.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe import duties paid in a handful of countries represent a significant cost increase for Starlink products in those countries, despite the United States having essentially no duties on similar foreign products that are imported into the United States to serve customers here,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
noted Mat Dunn, SpaceX\u2019s senior director of global business and government affairs, in the letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs President Trump has noted with other sectors, this is a significant disadvantage to U.S. companies,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Dunn noted.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Musk\u2019s Tesla, SpaceX, lobby US trade policy on tariffs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"musks-tesla-spacex-lobby-us-trade-policy-on-tariffs","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7444","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":48},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\nDuring his campaign, Trump vowed to \"put an end to frivolous lawsuits from environmental extremists.\" Recently, a rightwing think tank initiated a campaign aimed at combating lawsuits from \u201cradical climate groups,\" labeling it the \"greatest threat\" to Donald Trump\u2019s energy policy, according to E&E News. This think tank is associated with Leonard Leo, recognized as a key figure in the Federalist Society, which has played a significant role in the ultraconservative transformation of the American judiciary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last year, groups associated with Leo initiated another campaign described by one expert as \u201cunprecedented\u201d to persuade the supreme court to protect oil companies from lawsuits. This week and in January, the high court rejected their request. On Monday, a truck parked outside a significant fossil fuel conference in Houston cautioned that \u201clawfare and anti-energy laws are threatening America\u2019s pro-consumer energy dominance,\u201d referring to an op-ed from a group connected to Leo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oil companies are also concerned about another development: \u201cclimate superfund\u201d bills pointed to making big polluters pay for climate action. Oil lobby groups and red states are challenging <\/p>\n\n\n\n
the laws. <\/p>\n","post_title":"Fossil fuel giants intensify lobbying to seek immunity from climate lawsuits","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fossil-fuel-giants-intensify-lobbying-to-seek-immunity-from-climate-lawsuits","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:44:16","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:44:16","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7450","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7447,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-03-21 05:37:00","post_date_gmt":"2025-03-21 05:37:00","post_content":"\n
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is secretly lobbying the Trump government to undermine a post-war agenda for the Gaza Strip that Egypt prepared and which has been supported by the Arab League, United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As reported by the Middle East Eye, Abu Dhabi is using its unprecedented access to the White House to denounce the plan as unworkable and blame Cairo for giving too much influence to Hamas. Emirates' powerful ambassador to the US, Yousef al-Otaiba, has been lobbying US President Donald Trump\u2019s aides and congressmen to place pressure on Egypt to take in Palestinian refugees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier this year, Otaiba stated that he saw no alternative to Trump's call for Palestinians to be displaced outside of the Gaza Strip. The UAE has targeted an offshoot of the Egypt-founded Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, across the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both the UAE and Egypt broadly support the same Palestinian powerbroker for Gaza, Mohammed Dahlan, an exiled former Fatah official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the start of March, Egypt announced its strategy for political transition, rebuilding, and recovery in the Gaza Strip after the conclusion of Israel\u2019s harsh offensive. Key points include governance by the Palestinian Authority (PA), the establishment of a Gazan security force trained by Jordan and Egypt, and the possibility of deploying UN peacekeepers in both the Strip and the occupied West Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Egyptian proposal emerged as a counter to US President Donald Trump\u2019s plans for an American takeover of Gaza and the coercive displacement of Palestinians. This led to the rapid endorsement of Cairo\u2019s initiative by the Arab League. Although several European nations supported the plan, it was unsurprisingly dismissed by the US and Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The UAE has criticized Egypt\u2019s Gaza plan for not specifying specifically how to disarm and oust Hamas from the Gaza Strip. It is believed by some US and Egyptian officials that the UAE campaign has already adversely impacted US-Egyptian bilateral ties, with the US cautioning Egypt that it will decrease military aid in 2026. The US warnings that the White House prepared to cut military aid to Egypt were first noted by London-based news portal Al-Araby Al-Jadeed last week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In March, the Trump administration executed the previous Biden administration\u2019s strategy to redirect $95 million in military assistance intended for Egypt to the Lebanese Armed Forces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The dispute is complicated by the fact that Egypt and the UAE see Dahlan as a power broker in post-war Gaza. When the Arab League endorsed the Egyptian-drafted plan, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pardoned exiled former Fatah officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was widely perceived as a nod to Dahlan, Fatah's enforcer in Gaza before Hamas won the Palestinian legislative elections in 2006. When Dahlan fell out with Abbas in the occupied West Bank, he relocated to the UAE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It has been reported that the UAE is advocating for Dahlan to lead a committee governing Gaza and later replace octogenarian Abbas as president. Moreover, Sisi has a close relationship with Dahlan. The UAE is a pivotal backer of Sisi\u2019s cash-strapped administration. In 2024, it arranged a $35bn investment in Egypt\u2019s Mediterranean shore. However, the UAE and Egypt are supporting opposing flanks in a brutal civil fight in Sudan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to complicating matters, The Financial Times noted that the Trump administration is advocating for Sudan and the unrecognized government of Somaliland to get forcibly displaced Palestinians. According to reports, the Trump administration's nominee for Africa Affairs at the State Department, Peter Pham, is a vocal advocate of the UAE and Somaliland's independence. DP World, a state-owned company, operates the main port of Somaliland and trains the security forces there. DP World is the main power broker in Somaliland.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Emirates lobbying Trump to reject Egypt\u2019s Gaza plan with its political agenda","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"emirates-lobbying-trump-to-reject-egypts-gaza-plan-with-its-political-agenda","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7447","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7444,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_date_gmt":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_content":"\n
Tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk\u2019s two companies, SpaceX and Tesla, have submitted letters lobbying the U.S. trade representative on Trump <\/a>government tariff policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As reported by CNBC, the two companies had different letters for U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. The electric vehicle producer Tesla cautioned of the negative impact on its bottom line from tariffs and from duties put by other nations on U.S.-made products in retaliation for those tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, SpaceX complains that operating expenses for its Starlink internet satellite service are raised by trade barriers abroad, while foreign competitors experience no such costs in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The notes come as Musk leads the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a step to slash federal government spending and employee headcount at the direction of President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Trump is imposing stiff tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada, with China and Canada hitting back with retaliatory tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There have been more than 700 letters received by the trade<\/a> representative\u2019s office in reaction to an invitation for a public statement on \u201cunfair trade practices by other countries.\u201d The responses are posted on a public docket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tesla, in its unsigned note to Greer, urged him \u201cto consider the downstream impacts of certain proposed actions taken to address unfair trade practices.\u201d \u201cWhile Tesla recognizes and supports the importance of fair trade, the assessment undertaken by USTR of potential actions to rectify unfair trade should also take into account exports from the United States,\u201d stated the letter, which was written by Tesla\u2019s associate general counsel Miriam Eqab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cU.S. exporters are inherently exposed to disproportionate impacts when other countries respond to U.S. trade actions.\u201d The company noted that \u201cPast U.S. special tariff actions have thus (1) increased costs to Tesla for vehicles manufactured in the United States, and (2) increased costs for those same vehicles when exported from the United States, resulting in less competitive international marketplace for U.S. manufacturers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUSTR should investigate ways to avoid these pitfalls in future action,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
the letter stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SpaceX, in its letter to Greer, stated that it \u201cfaces a range of regulatory complexities and trade barriers in every country that the U.S. Government should seek to address in order to support continued U.S. leadership in the space domain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The letter reported that the business must pay foreign governments for access to spectrum and import duties for its Starlink satellite internet tools, and other costs that \u201csubstantially increase the cost of operating in these countries \u2014 artificially.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe import duties paid in a handful of countries represent a significant cost increase for Starlink products in those countries, despite the United States having essentially no duties on similar foreign products that are imported into the United States to serve customers here,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
noted Mat Dunn, SpaceX\u2019s senior director of global business and government affairs, in the letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs President Trump has noted with other sectors, this is a significant disadvantage to U.S. companies,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Dunn noted.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Musk\u2019s Tesla, SpaceX, lobby US trade policy on tariffs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"musks-tesla-spacex-lobby-us-trade-policy-on-tariffs","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7444","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":48},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\nThis waiver would only be approved by the Senate with supermajority backing, which would need some Democratic support. In a January interview, Michael Gerrard, a climate law expert from Columbia University, stated that it is \u201chard to envision\" achieving bipartisan support. Advocates are concerned that oil companies might persuade officials to once again subtly include the proposal in a larger, essential piece of legislation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During his campaign, Trump vowed to \"put an end to frivolous lawsuits from environmental extremists.\" Recently, a rightwing think tank initiated a campaign aimed at combating lawsuits from \u201cradical climate groups,\" labeling it the \"greatest threat\" to Donald Trump\u2019s energy policy, according to E&E News. This think tank is associated with Leonard Leo, recognized as a key figure in the Federalist Society, which has played a significant role in the ultraconservative transformation of the American judiciary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last year, groups associated with Leo initiated another campaign described by one expert as \u201cunprecedented\u201d to persuade the supreme court to protect oil companies from lawsuits. This week and in January, the high court rejected their request. On Monday, a truck parked outside a significant fossil fuel conference in Houston cautioned that \u201clawfare and anti-energy laws are threatening America\u2019s pro-consumer energy dominance,\u201d referring to an op-ed from a group connected to Leo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oil companies are also concerned about another development: \u201cclimate superfund\u201d bills pointed to making big polluters pay for climate action. Oil lobby groups and red states are challenging <\/p>\n\n\n\n
the laws. <\/p>\n","post_title":"Fossil fuel giants intensify lobbying to seek immunity from climate lawsuits","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fossil-fuel-giants-intensify-lobbying-to-seek-immunity-from-climate-lawsuits","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:44:16","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:44:16","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7450","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7447,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-03-21 05:37:00","post_date_gmt":"2025-03-21 05:37:00","post_content":"\n
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is secretly lobbying the Trump government to undermine a post-war agenda for the Gaza Strip that Egypt prepared and which has been supported by the Arab League, United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As reported by the Middle East Eye, Abu Dhabi is using its unprecedented access to the White House to denounce the plan as unworkable and blame Cairo for giving too much influence to Hamas. Emirates' powerful ambassador to the US, Yousef al-Otaiba, has been lobbying US President Donald Trump\u2019s aides and congressmen to place pressure on Egypt to take in Palestinian refugees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier this year, Otaiba stated that he saw no alternative to Trump's call for Palestinians to be displaced outside of the Gaza Strip. The UAE has targeted an offshoot of the Egypt-founded Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, across the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both the UAE and Egypt broadly support the same Palestinian powerbroker for Gaza, Mohammed Dahlan, an exiled former Fatah official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the start of March, Egypt announced its strategy for political transition, rebuilding, and recovery in the Gaza Strip after the conclusion of Israel\u2019s harsh offensive. Key points include governance by the Palestinian Authority (PA), the establishment of a Gazan security force trained by Jordan and Egypt, and the possibility of deploying UN peacekeepers in both the Strip and the occupied West Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Egyptian proposal emerged as a counter to US President Donald Trump\u2019s plans for an American takeover of Gaza and the coercive displacement of Palestinians. This led to the rapid endorsement of Cairo\u2019s initiative by the Arab League. Although several European nations supported the plan, it was unsurprisingly dismissed by the US and Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The UAE has criticized Egypt\u2019s Gaza plan for not specifying specifically how to disarm and oust Hamas from the Gaza Strip. It is believed by some US and Egyptian officials that the UAE campaign has already adversely impacted US-Egyptian bilateral ties, with the US cautioning Egypt that it will decrease military aid in 2026. The US warnings that the White House prepared to cut military aid to Egypt were first noted by London-based news portal Al-Araby Al-Jadeed last week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In March, the Trump administration executed the previous Biden administration\u2019s strategy to redirect $95 million in military assistance intended for Egypt to the Lebanese Armed Forces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The dispute is complicated by the fact that Egypt and the UAE see Dahlan as a power broker in post-war Gaza. When the Arab League endorsed the Egyptian-drafted plan, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pardoned exiled former Fatah officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was widely perceived as a nod to Dahlan, Fatah's enforcer in Gaza before Hamas won the Palestinian legislative elections in 2006. When Dahlan fell out with Abbas in the occupied West Bank, he relocated to the UAE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It has been reported that the UAE is advocating for Dahlan to lead a committee governing Gaza and later replace octogenarian Abbas as president. Moreover, Sisi has a close relationship with Dahlan. The UAE is a pivotal backer of Sisi\u2019s cash-strapped administration. In 2024, it arranged a $35bn investment in Egypt\u2019s Mediterranean shore. However, the UAE and Egypt are supporting opposing flanks in a brutal civil fight in Sudan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to complicating matters, The Financial Times noted that the Trump administration is advocating for Sudan and the unrecognized government of Somaliland to get forcibly displaced Palestinians. According to reports, the Trump administration's nominee for Africa Affairs at the State Department, Peter Pham, is a vocal advocate of the UAE and Somaliland's independence. DP World, a state-owned company, operates the main port of Somaliland and trains the security forces there. DP World is the main power broker in Somaliland.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Emirates lobbying Trump to reject Egypt\u2019s Gaza plan with its political agenda","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"emirates-lobbying-trump-to-reject-egypts-gaza-plan-with-its-political-agenda","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7447","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7444,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_date_gmt":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_content":"\n
Tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk\u2019s two companies, SpaceX and Tesla, have submitted letters lobbying the U.S. trade representative on Trump <\/a>government tariff policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As reported by CNBC, the two companies had different letters for U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. The electric vehicle producer Tesla cautioned of the negative impact on its bottom line from tariffs and from duties put by other nations on U.S.-made products in retaliation for those tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, SpaceX complains that operating expenses for its Starlink internet satellite service are raised by trade barriers abroad, while foreign competitors experience no such costs in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The notes come as Musk leads the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a step to slash federal government spending and employee headcount at the direction of President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Trump is imposing stiff tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada, with China and Canada hitting back with retaliatory tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There have been more than 700 letters received by the trade<\/a> representative\u2019s office in reaction to an invitation for a public statement on \u201cunfair trade practices by other countries.\u201d The responses are posted on a public docket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tesla, in its unsigned note to Greer, urged him \u201cto consider the downstream impacts of certain proposed actions taken to address unfair trade practices.\u201d \u201cWhile Tesla recognizes and supports the importance of fair trade, the assessment undertaken by USTR of potential actions to rectify unfair trade should also take into account exports from the United States,\u201d stated the letter, which was written by Tesla\u2019s associate general counsel Miriam Eqab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cU.S. exporters are inherently exposed to disproportionate impacts when other countries respond to U.S. trade actions.\u201d The company noted that \u201cPast U.S. special tariff actions have thus (1) increased costs to Tesla for vehicles manufactured in the United States, and (2) increased costs for those same vehicles when exported from the United States, resulting in less competitive international marketplace for U.S. manufacturers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUSTR should investigate ways to avoid these pitfalls in future action,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
the letter stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SpaceX, in its letter to Greer, stated that it \u201cfaces a range of regulatory complexities and trade barriers in every country that the U.S. Government should seek to address in order to support continued U.S. leadership in the space domain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The letter reported that the business must pay foreign governments for access to spectrum and import duties for its Starlink satellite internet tools, and other costs that \u201csubstantially increase the cost of operating in these countries \u2014 artificially.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe import duties paid in a handful of countries represent a significant cost increase for Starlink products in those countries, despite the United States having essentially no duties on similar foreign products that are imported into the United States to serve customers here,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
noted Mat Dunn, SpaceX\u2019s senior director of global business and government affairs, in the letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs President Trump has noted with other sectors, this is a significant disadvantage to U.S. companies,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Dunn noted.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Musk\u2019s Tesla, SpaceX, lobby US trade policy on tariffs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"musks-tesla-spacex-lobby-us-trade-policy-on-tariffs","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7444","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":48},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\nLater, a waiver was included in a draft of the COVID-19 spending package in 2020, but it was later removed, Drilled found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This waiver would only be approved by the Senate with supermajority backing, which would need some Democratic support. In a January interview, Michael Gerrard, a climate law expert from Columbia University, stated that it is \u201chard to envision\" achieving bipartisan support. Advocates are concerned that oil companies might persuade officials to once again subtly include the proposal in a larger, essential piece of legislation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During his campaign, Trump vowed to \"put an end to frivolous lawsuits from environmental extremists.\" Recently, a rightwing think tank initiated a campaign aimed at combating lawsuits from \u201cradical climate groups,\" labeling it the \"greatest threat\" to Donald Trump\u2019s energy policy, according to E&E News. This think tank is associated with Leonard Leo, recognized as a key figure in the Federalist Society, which has played a significant role in the ultraconservative transformation of the American judiciary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last year, groups associated with Leo initiated another campaign described by one expert as \u201cunprecedented\u201d to persuade the supreme court to protect oil companies from lawsuits. This week and in January, the high court rejected their request. On Monday, a truck parked outside a significant fossil fuel conference in Houston cautioned that \u201clawfare and anti-energy laws are threatening America\u2019s pro-consumer energy dominance,\u201d referring to an op-ed from a group connected to Leo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oil companies are also concerned about another development: \u201cclimate superfund\u201d bills pointed to making big polluters pay for climate action. Oil lobby groups and red states are challenging <\/p>\n\n\n\n
the laws. <\/p>\n","post_title":"Fossil fuel giants intensify lobbying to seek immunity from climate lawsuits","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fossil-fuel-giants-intensify-lobbying-to-seek-immunity-from-climate-lawsuits","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:44:16","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:44:16","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7450","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7447,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-03-21 05:37:00","post_date_gmt":"2025-03-21 05:37:00","post_content":"\n
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is secretly lobbying the Trump government to undermine a post-war agenda for the Gaza Strip that Egypt prepared and which has been supported by the Arab League, United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As reported by the Middle East Eye, Abu Dhabi is using its unprecedented access to the White House to denounce the plan as unworkable and blame Cairo for giving too much influence to Hamas. Emirates' powerful ambassador to the US, Yousef al-Otaiba, has been lobbying US President Donald Trump\u2019s aides and congressmen to place pressure on Egypt to take in Palestinian refugees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier this year, Otaiba stated that he saw no alternative to Trump's call for Palestinians to be displaced outside of the Gaza Strip. The UAE has targeted an offshoot of the Egypt-founded Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, across the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both the UAE and Egypt broadly support the same Palestinian powerbroker for Gaza, Mohammed Dahlan, an exiled former Fatah official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the start of March, Egypt announced its strategy for political transition, rebuilding, and recovery in the Gaza Strip after the conclusion of Israel\u2019s harsh offensive. Key points include governance by the Palestinian Authority (PA), the establishment of a Gazan security force trained by Jordan and Egypt, and the possibility of deploying UN peacekeepers in both the Strip and the occupied West Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Egyptian proposal emerged as a counter to US President Donald Trump\u2019s plans for an American takeover of Gaza and the coercive displacement of Palestinians. This led to the rapid endorsement of Cairo\u2019s initiative by the Arab League. Although several European nations supported the plan, it was unsurprisingly dismissed by the US and Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The UAE has criticized Egypt\u2019s Gaza plan for not specifying specifically how to disarm and oust Hamas from the Gaza Strip. It is believed by some US and Egyptian officials that the UAE campaign has already adversely impacted US-Egyptian bilateral ties, with the US cautioning Egypt that it will decrease military aid in 2026. The US warnings that the White House prepared to cut military aid to Egypt were first noted by London-based news portal Al-Araby Al-Jadeed last week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In March, the Trump administration executed the previous Biden administration\u2019s strategy to redirect $95 million in military assistance intended for Egypt to the Lebanese Armed Forces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The dispute is complicated by the fact that Egypt and the UAE see Dahlan as a power broker in post-war Gaza. When the Arab League endorsed the Egyptian-drafted plan, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pardoned exiled former Fatah officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was widely perceived as a nod to Dahlan, Fatah's enforcer in Gaza before Hamas won the Palestinian legislative elections in 2006. When Dahlan fell out with Abbas in the occupied West Bank, he relocated to the UAE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It has been reported that the UAE is advocating for Dahlan to lead a committee governing Gaza and later replace octogenarian Abbas as president. Moreover, Sisi has a close relationship with Dahlan. The UAE is a pivotal backer of Sisi\u2019s cash-strapped administration. In 2024, it arranged a $35bn investment in Egypt\u2019s Mediterranean shore. However, the UAE and Egypt are supporting opposing flanks in a brutal civil fight in Sudan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to complicating matters, The Financial Times noted that the Trump administration is advocating for Sudan and the unrecognized government of Somaliland to get forcibly displaced Palestinians. According to reports, the Trump administration's nominee for Africa Affairs at the State Department, Peter Pham, is a vocal advocate of the UAE and Somaliland's independence. DP World, a state-owned company, operates the main port of Somaliland and trains the security forces there. DP World is the main power broker in Somaliland.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Emirates lobbying Trump to reject Egypt\u2019s Gaza plan with its political agenda","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"emirates-lobbying-trump-to-reject-egypts-gaza-plan-with-its-political-agenda","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7447","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7444,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_date_gmt":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_content":"\n
Tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk\u2019s two companies, SpaceX and Tesla, have submitted letters lobbying the U.S. trade representative on Trump <\/a>government tariff policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As reported by CNBC, the two companies had different letters for U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. The electric vehicle producer Tesla cautioned of the negative impact on its bottom line from tariffs and from duties put by other nations on U.S.-made products in retaliation for those tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, SpaceX complains that operating expenses for its Starlink internet satellite service are raised by trade barriers abroad, while foreign competitors experience no such costs in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The notes come as Musk leads the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a step to slash federal government spending and employee headcount at the direction of President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Trump is imposing stiff tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada, with China and Canada hitting back with retaliatory tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There have been more than 700 letters received by the trade<\/a> representative\u2019s office in reaction to an invitation for a public statement on \u201cunfair trade practices by other countries.\u201d The responses are posted on a public docket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tesla, in its unsigned note to Greer, urged him \u201cto consider the downstream impacts of certain proposed actions taken to address unfair trade practices.\u201d \u201cWhile Tesla recognizes and supports the importance of fair trade, the assessment undertaken by USTR of potential actions to rectify unfair trade should also take into account exports from the United States,\u201d stated the letter, which was written by Tesla\u2019s associate general counsel Miriam Eqab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cU.S. exporters are inherently exposed to disproportionate impacts when other countries respond to U.S. trade actions.\u201d The company noted that \u201cPast U.S. special tariff actions have thus (1) increased costs to Tesla for vehicles manufactured in the United States, and (2) increased costs for those same vehicles when exported from the United States, resulting in less competitive international marketplace for U.S. manufacturers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUSTR should investigate ways to avoid these pitfalls in future action,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
the letter stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SpaceX, in its letter to Greer, stated that it \u201cfaces a range of regulatory complexities and trade barriers in every country that the U.S. Government should seek to address in order to support continued U.S. leadership in the space domain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The letter reported that the business must pay foreign governments for access to spectrum and import duties for its Starlink satellite internet tools, and other costs that \u201csubstantially increase the cost of operating in these countries \u2014 artificially.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe import duties paid in a handful of countries represent a significant cost increase for Starlink products in those countries, despite the United States having essentially no duties on similar foreign products that are imported into the United States to serve customers here,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
noted Mat Dunn, SpaceX\u2019s senior director of global business and government affairs, in the letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs President Trump has noted with other sectors, this is a significant disadvantage to U.S. companies,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Dunn noted.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Musk\u2019s Tesla, SpaceX, lobby US trade policy on tariffs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"musks-tesla-spacex-lobby-us-trade-policy-on-tariffs","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7444","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":48},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\nFossil fuel firms have competed for such a get-out-of-jail-free card for years. Republican officials, economists, and oil companies proposed legal liability for a carbon tax in 2017, claiming the industry could not weather both. Documents subpoenaed by the Senate show that Exxon threatened to leave the council when the council abandoned the waiver proposal two years later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Later, a waiver was included in a draft of the COVID-19 spending package in 2020, but it was later removed, Drilled found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This waiver would only be approved by the Senate with supermajority backing, which would need some Democratic support. In a January interview, Michael Gerrard, a climate law expert from Columbia University, stated that it is \u201chard to envision\" achieving bipartisan support. Advocates are concerned that oil companies might persuade officials to once again subtly include the proposal in a larger, essential piece of legislation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During his campaign, Trump vowed to \"put an end to frivolous lawsuits from environmental extremists.\" Recently, a rightwing think tank initiated a campaign aimed at combating lawsuits from \u201cradical climate groups,\" labeling it the \"greatest threat\" to Donald Trump\u2019s energy policy, according to E&E News. This think tank is associated with Leonard Leo, recognized as a key figure in the Federalist Society, which has played a significant role in the ultraconservative transformation of the American judiciary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last year, groups associated with Leo initiated another campaign described by one expert as \u201cunprecedented\u201d to persuade the supreme court to protect oil companies from lawsuits. This week and in January, the high court rejected their request. On Monday, a truck parked outside a significant fossil fuel conference in Houston cautioned that \u201clawfare and anti-energy laws are threatening America\u2019s pro-consumer energy dominance,\u201d referring to an op-ed from a group connected to Leo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oil companies are also concerned about another development: \u201cclimate superfund\u201d bills pointed to making big polluters pay for climate action. Oil lobby groups and red states are challenging <\/p>\n\n\n\n
the laws. <\/p>\n","post_title":"Fossil fuel giants intensify lobbying to seek immunity from climate lawsuits","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fossil-fuel-giants-intensify-lobbying-to-seek-immunity-from-climate-lawsuits","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:44:16","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:44:16","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7450","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7447,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-03-21 05:37:00","post_date_gmt":"2025-03-21 05:37:00","post_content":"\n
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is secretly lobbying the Trump government to undermine a post-war agenda for the Gaza Strip that Egypt prepared and which has been supported by the Arab League, United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As reported by the Middle East Eye, Abu Dhabi is using its unprecedented access to the White House to denounce the plan as unworkable and blame Cairo for giving too much influence to Hamas. Emirates' powerful ambassador to the US, Yousef al-Otaiba, has been lobbying US President Donald Trump\u2019s aides and congressmen to place pressure on Egypt to take in Palestinian refugees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier this year, Otaiba stated that he saw no alternative to Trump's call for Palestinians to be displaced outside of the Gaza Strip. The UAE has targeted an offshoot of the Egypt-founded Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, across the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both the UAE and Egypt broadly support the same Palestinian powerbroker for Gaza, Mohammed Dahlan, an exiled former Fatah official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the start of March, Egypt announced its strategy for political transition, rebuilding, and recovery in the Gaza Strip after the conclusion of Israel\u2019s harsh offensive. Key points include governance by the Palestinian Authority (PA), the establishment of a Gazan security force trained by Jordan and Egypt, and the possibility of deploying UN peacekeepers in both the Strip and the occupied West Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Egyptian proposal emerged as a counter to US President Donald Trump\u2019s plans for an American takeover of Gaza and the coercive displacement of Palestinians. This led to the rapid endorsement of Cairo\u2019s initiative by the Arab League. Although several European nations supported the plan, it was unsurprisingly dismissed by the US and Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The UAE has criticized Egypt\u2019s Gaza plan for not specifying specifically how to disarm and oust Hamas from the Gaza Strip. It is believed by some US and Egyptian officials that the UAE campaign has already adversely impacted US-Egyptian bilateral ties, with the US cautioning Egypt that it will decrease military aid in 2026. The US warnings that the White House prepared to cut military aid to Egypt were first noted by London-based news portal Al-Araby Al-Jadeed last week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In March, the Trump administration executed the previous Biden administration\u2019s strategy to redirect $95 million in military assistance intended for Egypt to the Lebanese Armed Forces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The dispute is complicated by the fact that Egypt and the UAE see Dahlan as a power broker in post-war Gaza. When the Arab League endorsed the Egyptian-drafted plan, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pardoned exiled former Fatah officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was widely perceived as a nod to Dahlan, Fatah's enforcer in Gaza before Hamas won the Palestinian legislative elections in 2006. When Dahlan fell out with Abbas in the occupied West Bank, he relocated to the UAE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It has been reported that the UAE is advocating for Dahlan to lead a committee governing Gaza and later replace octogenarian Abbas as president. Moreover, Sisi has a close relationship with Dahlan. The UAE is a pivotal backer of Sisi\u2019s cash-strapped administration. In 2024, it arranged a $35bn investment in Egypt\u2019s Mediterranean shore. However, the UAE and Egypt are supporting opposing flanks in a brutal civil fight in Sudan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to complicating matters, The Financial Times noted that the Trump administration is advocating for Sudan and the unrecognized government of Somaliland to get forcibly displaced Palestinians. According to reports, the Trump administration's nominee for Africa Affairs at the State Department, Peter Pham, is a vocal advocate of the UAE and Somaliland's independence. DP World, a state-owned company, operates the main port of Somaliland and trains the security forces there. DP World is the main power broker in Somaliland.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Emirates lobbying Trump to reject Egypt\u2019s Gaza plan with its political agenda","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"emirates-lobbying-trump-to-reject-egypts-gaza-plan-with-its-political-agenda","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7447","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7444,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_date_gmt":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_content":"\n
Tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk\u2019s two companies, SpaceX and Tesla, have submitted letters lobbying the U.S. trade representative on Trump <\/a>government tariff policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As reported by CNBC, the two companies had different letters for U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. The electric vehicle producer Tesla cautioned of the negative impact on its bottom line from tariffs and from duties put by other nations on U.S.-made products in retaliation for those tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, SpaceX complains that operating expenses for its Starlink internet satellite service are raised by trade barriers abroad, while foreign competitors experience no such costs in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The notes come as Musk leads the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a step to slash federal government spending and employee headcount at the direction of President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Trump is imposing stiff tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada, with China and Canada hitting back with retaliatory tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There have been more than 700 letters received by the trade<\/a> representative\u2019s office in reaction to an invitation for a public statement on \u201cunfair trade practices by other countries.\u201d The responses are posted on a public docket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tesla, in its unsigned note to Greer, urged him \u201cto consider the downstream impacts of certain proposed actions taken to address unfair trade practices.\u201d \u201cWhile Tesla recognizes and supports the importance of fair trade, the assessment undertaken by USTR of potential actions to rectify unfair trade should also take into account exports from the United States,\u201d stated the letter, which was written by Tesla\u2019s associate general counsel Miriam Eqab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cU.S. exporters are inherently exposed to disproportionate impacts when other countries respond to U.S. trade actions.\u201d The company noted that \u201cPast U.S. special tariff actions have thus (1) increased costs to Tesla for vehicles manufactured in the United States, and (2) increased costs for those same vehicles when exported from the United States, resulting in less competitive international marketplace for U.S. manufacturers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUSTR should investigate ways to avoid these pitfalls in future action,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
the letter stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SpaceX, in its letter to Greer, stated that it \u201cfaces a range of regulatory complexities and trade barriers in every country that the U.S. Government should seek to address in order to support continued U.S. leadership in the space domain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The letter reported that the business must pay foreign governments for access to spectrum and import duties for its Starlink satellite internet tools, and other costs that \u201csubstantially increase the cost of operating in these countries \u2014 artificially.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe import duties paid in a handful of countries represent a significant cost increase for Starlink products in those countries, despite the United States having essentially no duties on similar foreign products that are imported into the United States to serve customers here,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
noted Mat Dunn, SpaceX\u2019s senior director of global business and government affairs, in the letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs President Trump has noted with other sectors, this is a significant disadvantage to U.S. companies,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Dunn noted.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Musk\u2019s Tesla, SpaceX, lobby US trade policy on tariffs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"musks-tesla-spacex-lobby-us-trade-policy-on-tariffs","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7444","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":48},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\n\u201cLawmakers must decisively reject any attempt by the fossil fuel industry to evade accountability and ensure both justice today and the right of future generations to hold polluters responsible for decades of deception,\u201d wrote the missive, addressed to House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fossil fuel firms have competed for such a get-out-of-jail-free card for years. Republican officials, economists, and oil companies proposed legal liability for a carbon tax in 2017, claiming the industry could not weather both. Documents subpoenaed by the Senate show that Exxon threatened to leave the council when the council abandoned the waiver proposal two years later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Later, a waiver was included in a draft of the COVID-19 spending package in 2020, but it was later removed, Drilled found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This waiver would only be approved by the Senate with supermajority backing, which would need some Democratic support. In a January interview, Michael Gerrard, a climate law expert from Columbia University, stated that it is \u201chard to envision\" achieving bipartisan support. Advocates are concerned that oil companies might persuade officials to once again subtly include the proposal in a larger, essential piece of legislation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During his campaign, Trump vowed to \"put an end to frivolous lawsuits from environmental extremists.\" Recently, a rightwing think tank initiated a campaign aimed at combating lawsuits from \u201cradical climate groups,\" labeling it the \"greatest threat\" to Donald Trump\u2019s energy policy, according to E&E News. This think tank is associated with Leonard Leo, recognized as a key figure in the Federalist Society, which has played a significant role in the ultraconservative transformation of the American judiciary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last year, groups associated with Leo initiated another campaign described by one expert as \u201cunprecedented\u201d to persuade the supreme court to protect oil companies from lawsuits. This week and in January, the high court rejected their request. On Monday, a truck parked outside a significant fossil fuel conference in Houston cautioned that \u201clawfare and anti-energy laws are threatening America\u2019s pro-consumer energy dominance,\u201d referring to an op-ed from a group connected to Leo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oil companies are also concerned about another development: \u201cclimate superfund\u201d bills pointed to making big polluters pay for climate action. Oil lobby groups and red states are challenging <\/p>\n\n\n\n
the laws. <\/p>\n","post_title":"Fossil fuel giants intensify lobbying to seek immunity from climate lawsuits","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fossil-fuel-giants-intensify-lobbying-to-seek-immunity-from-climate-lawsuits","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:44:16","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:44:16","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7450","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7447,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-03-21 05:37:00","post_date_gmt":"2025-03-21 05:37:00","post_content":"\n
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is secretly lobbying the Trump government to undermine a post-war agenda for the Gaza Strip that Egypt prepared and which has been supported by the Arab League, United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As reported by the Middle East Eye, Abu Dhabi is using its unprecedented access to the White House to denounce the plan as unworkable and blame Cairo for giving too much influence to Hamas. Emirates' powerful ambassador to the US, Yousef al-Otaiba, has been lobbying US President Donald Trump\u2019s aides and congressmen to place pressure on Egypt to take in Palestinian refugees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier this year, Otaiba stated that he saw no alternative to Trump's call for Palestinians to be displaced outside of the Gaza Strip. The UAE has targeted an offshoot of the Egypt-founded Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, across the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both the UAE and Egypt broadly support the same Palestinian powerbroker for Gaza, Mohammed Dahlan, an exiled former Fatah official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the start of March, Egypt announced its strategy for political transition, rebuilding, and recovery in the Gaza Strip after the conclusion of Israel\u2019s harsh offensive. Key points include governance by the Palestinian Authority (PA), the establishment of a Gazan security force trained by Jordan and Egypt, and the possibility of deploying UN peacekeepers in both the Strip and the occupied West Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Egyptian proposal emerged as a counter to US President Donald Trump\u2019s plans for an American takeover of Gaza and the coercive displacement of Palestinians. This led to the rapid endorsement of Cairo\u2019s initiative by the Arab League. Although several European nations supported the plan, it was unsurprisingly dismissed by the US and Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The UAE has criticized Egypt\u2019s Gaza plan for not specifying specifically how to disarm and oust Hamas from the Gaza Strip. It is believed by some US and Egyptian officials that the UAE campaign has already adversely impacted US-Egyptian bilateral ties, with the US cautioning Egypt that it will decrease military aid in 2026. The US warnings that the White House prepared to cut military aid to Egypt were first noted by London-based news portal Al-Araby Al-Jadeed last week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In March, the Trump administration executed the previous Biden administration\u2019s strategy to redirect $95 million in military assistance intended for Egypt to the Lebanese Armed Forces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The dispute is complicated by the fact that Egypt and the UAE see Dahlan as a power broker in post-war Gaza. When the Arab League endorsed the Egyptian-drafted plan, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pardoned exiled former Fatah officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was widely perceived as a nod to Dahlan, Fatah's enforcer in Gaza before Hamas won the Palestinian legislative elections in 2006. When Dahlan fell out with Abbas in the occupied West Bank, he relocated to the UAE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It has been reported that the UAE is advocating for Dahlan to lead a committee governing Gaza and later replace octogenarian Abbas as president. Moreover, Sisi has a close relationship with Dahlan. The UAE is a pivotal backer of Sisi\u2019s cash-strapped administration. In 2024, it arranged a $35bn investment in Egypt\u2019s Mediterranean shore. However, the UAE and Egypt are supporting opposing flanks in a brutal civil fight in Sudan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to complicating matters, The Financial Times noted that the Trump administration is advocating for Sudan and the unrecognized government of Somaliland to get forcibly displaced Palestinians. According to reports, the Trump administration's nominee for Africa Affairs at the State Department, Peter Pham, is a vocal advocate of the UAE and Somaliland's independence. DP World, a state-owned company, operates the main port of Somaliland and trains the security forces there. DP World is the main power broker in Somaliland.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Emirates lobbying Trump to reject Egypt\u2019s Gaza plan with its political agenda","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"emirates-lobbying-trump-to-reject-egypts-gaza-plan-with-its-political-agenda","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7447","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7444,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_date_gmt":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_content":"\n
Tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk\u2019s two companies, SpaceX and Tesla, have submitted letters lobbying the U.S. trade representative on Trump <\/a>government tariff policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As reported by CNBC, the two companies had different letters for U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. The electric vehicle producer Tesla cautioned of the negative impact on its bottom line from tariffs and from duties put by other nations on U.S.-made products in retaliation for those tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, SpaceX complains that operating expenses for its Starlink internet satellite service are raised by trade barriers abroad, while foreign competitors experience no such costs in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The notes come as Musk leads the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a step to slash federal government spending and employee headcount at the direction of President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Trump is imposing stiff tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada, with China and Canada hitting back with retaliatory tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There have been more than 700 letters received by the trade<\/a> representative\u2019s office in reaction to an invitation for a public statement on \u201cunfair trade practices by other countries.\u201d The responses are posted on a public docket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tesla, in its unsigned note to Greer, urged him \u201cto consider the downstream impacts of certain proposed actions taken to address unfair trade practices.\u201d \u201cWhile Tesla recognizes and supports the importance of fair trade, the assessment undertaken by USTR of potential actions to rectify unfair trade should also take into account exports from the United States,\u201d stated the letter, which was written by Tesla\u2019s associate general counsel Miriam Eqab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cU.S. exporters are inherently exposed to disproportionate impacts when other countries respond to U.S. trade actions.\u201d The company noted that \u201cPast U.S. special tariff actions have thus (1) increased costs to Tesla for vehicles manufactured in the United States, and (2) increased costs for those same vehicles when exported from the United States, resulting in less competitive international marketplace for U.S. manufacturers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUSTR should investigate ways to avoid these pitfalls in future action,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
the letter stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SpaceX, in its letter to Greer, stated that it \u201cfaces a range of regulatory complexities and trade barriers in every country that the U.S. Government should seek to address in order to support continued U.S. leadership in the space domain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The letter reported that the business must pay foreign governments for access to spectrum and import duties for its Starlink satellite internet tools, and other costs that \u201csubstantially increase the cost of operating in these countries \u2014 artificially.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe import duties paid in a handful of countries represent a significant cost increase for Starlink products in those countries, despite the United States having essentially no duties on similar foreign products that are imported into the United States to serve customers here,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
noted Mat Dunn, SpaceX\u2019s senior director of global business and government affairs, in the letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs President Trump has noted with other sectors, this is a significant disadvantage to U.S. companies,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Dunn noted.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Musk\u2019s Tesla, SpaceX, lobby US trade policy on tariffs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"musks-tesla-spacex-lobby-us-trade-policy-on-tariffs","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7444","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":48},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\nWith Republicans now holding the White House and both chambers of Congress, advocates worry that the industry may seek total immunity from all current and future climate-related lawsuits. To achieve this, they might push for a liability waiver similar to the one awarded to the firearms industry in 2005, which has effectively prevented most efforts to hold it accountable for violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLawmakers must decisively reject any attempt by the fossil fuel industry to evade accountability and ensure both justice today and the right of future generations to hold polluters responsible for decades of deception,\u201d wrote the missive, addressed to House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fossil fuel firms have competed for such a get-out-of-jail-free card for years. Republican officials, economists, and oil companies proposed legal liability for a carbon tax in 2017, claiming the industry could not weather both. Documents subpoenaed by the Senate show that Exxon threatened to leave the council when the council abandoned the waiver proposal two years later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Later, a waiver was included in a draft of the COVID-19 spending package in 2020, but it was later removed, Drilled found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This waiver would only be approved by the Senate with supermajority backing, which would need some Democratic support. In a January interview, Michael Gerrard, a climate law expert from Columbia University, stated that it is \u201chard to envision\" achieving bipartisan support. Advocates are concerned that oil companies might persuade officials to once again subtly include the proposal in a larger, essential piece of legislation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During his campaign, Trump vowed to \"put an end to frivolous lawsuits from environmental extremists.\" Recently, a rightwing think tank initiated a campaign aimed at combating lawsuits from \u201cradical climate groups,\" labeling it the \"greatest threat\" to Donald Trump\u2019s energy policy, according to E&E News. This think tank is associated with Leonard Leo, recognized as a key figure in the Federalist Society, which has played a significant role in the ultraconservative transformation of the American judiciary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last year, groups associated with Leo initiated another campaign described by one expert as \u201cunprecedented\u201d to persuade the supreme court to protect oil companies from lawsuits. This week and in January, the high court rejected their request. On Monday, a truck parked outside a significant fossil fuel conference in Houston cautioned that \u201clawfare and anti-energy laws are threatening America\u2019s pro-consumer energy dominance,\u201d referring to an op-ed from a group connected to Leo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oil companies are also concerned about another development: \u201cclimate superfund\u201d bills pointed to making big polluters pay for climate action. Oil lobby groups and red states are challenging <\/p>\n\n\n\n
the laws. <\/p>\n","post_title":"Fossil fuel giants intensify lobbying to seek immunity from climate lawsuits","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fossil-fuel-giants-intensify-lobbying-to-seek-immunity-from-climate-lawsuits","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:44:16","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:44:16","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7450","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7447,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-03-21 05:37:00","post_date_gmt":"2025-03-21 05:37:00","post_content":"\n
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is secretly lobbying the Trump government to undermine a post-war agenda for the Gaza Strip that Egypt prepared and which has been supported by the Arab League, United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As reported by the Middle East Eye, Abu Dhabi is using its unprecedented access to the White House to denounce the plan as unworkable and blame Cairo for giving too much influence to Hamas. Emirates' powerful ambassador to the US, Yousef al-Otaiba, has been lobbying US President Donald Trump\u2019s aides and congressmen to place pressure on Egypt to take in Palestinian refugees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier this year, Otaiba stated that he saw no alternative to Trump's call for Palestinians to be displaced outside of the Gaza Strip. The UAE has targeted an offshoot of the Egypt-founded Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, across the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both the UAE and Egypt broadly support the same Palestinian powerbroker for Gaza, Mohammed Dahlan, an exiled former Fatah official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the start of March, Egypt announced its strategy for political transition, rebuilding, and recovery in the Gaza Strip after the conclusion of Israel\u2019s harsh offensive. Key points include governance by the Palestinian Authority (PA), the establishment of a Gazan security force trained by Jordan and Egypt, and the possibility of deploying UN peacekeepers in both the Strip and the occupied West Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Egyptian proposal emerged as a counter to US President Donald Trump\u2019s plans for an American takeover of Gaza and the coercive displacement of Palestinians. This led to the rapid endorsement of Cairo\u2019s initiative by the Arab League. Although several European nations supported the plan, it was unsurprisingly dismissed by the US and Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The UAE has criticized Egypt\u2019s Gaza plan for not specifying specifically how to disarm and oust Hamas from the Gaza Strip. It is believed by some US and Egyptian officials that the UAE campaign has already adversely impacted US-Egyptian bilateral ties, with the US cautioning Egypt that it will decrease military aid in 2026. The US warnings that the White House prepared to cut military aid to Egypt were first noted by London-based news portal Al-Araby Al-Jadeed last week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In March, the Trump administration executed the previous Biden administration\u2019s strategy to redirect $95 million in military assistance intended for Egypt to the Lebanese Armed Forces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The dispute is complicated by the fact that Egypt and the UAE see Dahlan as a power broker in post-war Gaza. When the Arab League endorsed the Egyptian-drafted plan, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pardoned exiled former Fatah officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was widely perceived as a nod to Dahlan, Fatah's enforcer in Gaza before Hamas won the Palestinian legislative elections in 2006. When Dahlan fell out with Abbas in the occupied West Bank, he relocated to the UAE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It has been reported that the UAE is advocating for Dahlan to lead a committee governing Gaza and later replace octogenarian Abbas as president. Moreover, Sisi has a close relationship with Dahlan. The UAE is a pivotal backer of Sisi\u2019s cash-strapped administration. In 2024, it arranged a $35bn investment in Egypt\u2019s Mediterranean shore. However, the UAE and Egypt are supporting opposing flanks in a brutal civil fight in Sudan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to complicating matters, The Financial Times noted that the Trump administration is advocating for Sudan and the unrecognized government of Somaliland to get forcibly displaced Palestinians. According to reports, the Trump administration's nominee for Africa Affairs at the State Department, Peter Pham, is a vocal advocate of the UAE and Somaliland's independence. DP World, a state-owned company, operates the main port of Somaliland and trains the security forces there. DP World is the main power broker in Somaliland.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Emirates lobbying Trump to reject Egypt\u2019s Gaza plan with its political agenda","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"emirates-lobbying-trump-to-reject-egypts-gaza-plan-with-its-political-agenda","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7447","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7444,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_date_gmt":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_content":"\n
Tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk\u2019s two companies, SpaceX and Tesla, have submitted letters lobbying the U.S. trade representative on Trump <\/a>government tariff policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As reported by CNBC, the two companies had different letters for U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. The electric vehicle producer Tesla cautioned of the negative impact on its bottom line from tariffs and from duties put by other nations on U.S.-made products in retaliation for those tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, SpaceX complains that operating expenses for its Starlink internet satellite service are raised by trade barriers abroad, while foreign competitors experience no such costs in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The notes come as Musk leads the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a step to slash federal government spending and employee headcount at the direction of President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Trump is imposing stiff tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada, with China and Canada hitting back with retaliatory tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There have been more than 700 letters received by the trade<\/a> representative\u2019s office in reaction to an invitation for a public statement on \u201cunfair trade practices by other countries.\u201d The responses are posted on a public docket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tesla, in its unsigned note to Greer, urged him \u201cto consider the downstream impacts of certain proposed actions taken to address unfair trade practices.\u201d \u201cWhile Tesla recognizes and supports the importance of fair trade, the assessment undertaken by USTR of potential actions to rectify unfair trade should also take into account exports from the United States,\u201d stated the letter, which was written by Tesla\u2019s associate general counsel Miriam Eqab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cU.S. exporters are inherently exposed to disproportionate impacts when other countries respond to U.S. trade actions.\u201d The company noted that \u201cPast U.S. special tariff actions have thus (1) increased costs to Tesla for vehicles manufactured in the United States, and (2) increased costs for those same vehicles when exported from the United States, resulting in less competitive international marketplace for U.S. manufacturers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUSTR should investigate ways to avoid these pitfalls in future action,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
the letter stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SpaceX, in its letter to Greer, stated that it \u201cfaces a range of regulatory complexities and trade barriers in every country that the U.S. Government should seek to address in order to support continued U.S. leadership in the space domain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The letter reported that the business must pay foreign governments for access to spectrum and import duties for its Starlink satellite internet tools, and other costs that \u201csubstantially increase the cost of operating in these countries \u2014 artificially.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe import duties paid in a handful of countries represent a significant cost increase for Starlink products in those countries, despite the United States having essentially no duties on similar foreign products that are imported into the United States to serve customers here,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
noted Mat Dunn, SpaceX\u2019s senior director of global business and government affairs, in the letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs President Trump has noted with other sectors, this is a significant disadvantage to U.S. companies,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Dunn noted.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Musk\u2019s Tesla, SpaceX, lobby US trade policy on tariffs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"musks-tesla-spacex-lobby-us-trade-policy-on-tariffs","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7444","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":48},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\nDuring the last decade, states and municipalities have filed more than 30 lawsuits blaming Big Oil for concealing the climate risks of its products and pursuing potentially billions in damages. There has been limited success in killing the cases by the defendants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With Republicans now holding the White House and both chambers of Congress, advocates worry that the industry may seek total immunity from all current and future climate-related lawsuits. To achieve this, they might push for a liability waiver similar to the one awarded to the firearms industry in 2005, which has effectively prevented most efforts to hold it accountable for violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLawmakers must decisively reject any attempt by the fossil fuel industry to evade accountability and ensure both justice today and the right of future generations to hold polluters responsible for decades of deception,\u201d wrote the missive, addressed to House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fossil fuel firms have competed for such a get-out-of-jail-free card for years. Republican officials, economists, and oil companies proposed legal liability for a carbon tax in 2017, claiming the industry could not weather both. Documents subpoenaed by the Senate show that Exxon threatened to leave the council when the council abandoned the waiver proposal two years later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Later, a waiver was included in a draft of the COVID-19 spending package in 2020, but it was later removed, Drilled found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This waiver would only be approved by the Senate with supermajority backing, which would need some Democratic support. In a January interview, Michael Gerrard, a climate law expert from Columbia University, stated that it is \u201chard to envision\" achieving bipartisan support. Advocates are concerned that oil companies might persuade officials to once again subtly include the proposal in a larger, essential piece of legislation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During his campaign, Trump vowed to \"put an end to frivolous lawsuits from environmental extremists.\" Recently, a rightwing think tank initiated a campaign aimed at combating lawsuits from \u201cradical climate groups,\" labeling it the \"greatest threat\" to Donald Trump\u2019s energy policy, according to E&E News. This think tank is associated with Leonard Leo, recognized as a key figure in the Federalist Society, which has played a significant role in the ultraconservative transformation of the American judiciary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last year, groups associated with Leo initiated another campaign described by one expert as \u201cunprecedented\u201d to persuade the supreme court to protect oil companies from lawsuits. This week and in January, the high court rejected their request. On Monday, a truck parked outside a significant fossil fuel conference in Houston cautioned that \u201clawfare and anti-energy laws are threatening America\u2019s pro-consumer energy dominance,\u201d referring to an op-ed from a group connected to Leo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oil companies are also concerned about another development: \u201cclimate superfund\u201d bills pointed to making big polluters pay for climate action. Oil lobby groups and red states are challenging <\/p>\n\n\n\n
the laws. <\/p>\n","post_title":"Fossil fuel giants intensify lobbying to seek immunity from climate lawsuits","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fossil-fuel-giants-intensify-lobbying-to-seek-immunity-from-climate-lawsuits","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:44:16","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:44:16","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7450","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7447,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-03-21 05:37:00","post_date_gmt":"2025-03-21 05:37:00","post_content":"\n
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is secretly lobbying the Trump government to undermine a post-war agenda for the Gaza Strip that Egypt prepared and which has been supported by the Arab League, United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As reported by the Middle East Eye, Abu Dhabi is using its unprecedented access to the White House to denounce the plan as unworkable and blame Cairo for giving too much influence to Hamas. Emirates' powerful ambassador to the US, Yousef al-Otaiba, has been lobbying US President Donald Trump\u2019s aides and congressmen to place pressure on Egypt to take in Palestinian refugees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier this year, Otaiba stated that he saw no alternative to Trump's call for Palestinians to be displaced outside of the Gaza Strip. The UAE has targeted an offshoot of the Egypt-founded Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, across the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both the UAE and Egypt broadly support the same Palestinian powerbroker for Gaza, Mohammed Dahlan, an exiled former Fatah official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the start of March, Egypt announced its strategy for political transition, rebuilding, and recovery in the Gaza Strip after the conclusion of Israel\u2019s harsh offensive. Key points include governance by the Palestinian Authority (PA), the establishment of a Gazan security force trained by Jordan and Egypt, and the possibility of deploying UN peacekeepers in both the Strip and the occupied West Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Egyptian proposal emerged as a counter to US President Donald Trump\u2019s plans for an American takeover of Gaza and the coercive displacement of Palestinians. This led to the rapid endorsement of Cairo\u2019s initiative by the Arab League. Although several European nations supported the plan, it was unsurprisingly dismissed by the US and Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The UAE has criticized Egypt\u2019s Gaza plan for not specifying specifically how to disarm and oust Hamas from the Gaza Strip. It is believed by some US and Egyptian officials that the UAE campaign has already adversely impacted US-Egyptian bilateral ties, with the US cautioning Egypt that it will decrease military aid in 2026. The US warnings that the White House prepared to cut military aid to Egypt were first noted by London-based news portal Al-Araby Al-Jadeed last week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In March, the Trump administration executed the previous Biden administration\u2019s strategy to redirect $95 million in military assistance intended for Egypt to the Lebanese Armed Forces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The dispute is complicated by the fact that Egypt and the UAE see Dahlan as a power broker in post-war Gaza. When the Arab League endorsed the Egyptian-drafted plan, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pardoned exiled former Fatah officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was widely perceived as a nod to Dahlan, Fatah's enforcer in Gaza before Hamas won the Palestinian legislative elections in 2006. When Dahlan fell out with Abbas in the occupied West Bank, he relocated to the UAE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It has been reported that the UAE is advocating for Dahlan to lead a committee governing Gaza and later replace octogenarian Abbas as president. Moreover, Sisi has a close relationship with Dahlan. The UAE is a pivotal backer of Sisi\u2019s cash-strapped administration. In 2024, it arranged a $35bn investment in Egypt\u2019s Mediterranean shore. However, the UAE and Egypt are supporting opposing flanks in a brutal civil fight in Sudan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to complicating matters, The Financial Times noted that the Trump administration is advocating for Sudan and the unrecognized government of Somaliland to get forcibly displaced Palestinians. According to reports, the Trump administration's nominee for Africa Affairs at the State Department, Peter Pham, is a vocal advocate of the UAE and Somaliland's independence. DP World, a state-owned company, operates the main port of Somaliland and trains the security forces there. DP World is the main power broker in Somaliland.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Emirates lobbying Trump to reject Egypt\u2019s Gaza plan with its political agenda","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"emirates-lobbying-trump-to-reject-egypts-gaza-plan-with-its-political-agenda","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7447","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7444,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_date_gmt":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_content":"\n
Tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk\u2019s two companies, SpaceX and Tesla, have submitted letters lobbying the U.S. trade representative on Trump <\/a>government tariff policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As reported by CNBC, the two companies had different letters for U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. The electric vehicle producer Tesla cautioned of the negative impact on its bottom line from tariffs and from duties put by other nations on U.S.-made products in retaliation for those tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, SpaceX complains that operating expenses for its Starlink internet satellite service are raised by trade barriers abroad, while foreign competitors experience no such costs in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The notes come as Musk leads the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a step to slash federal government spending and employee headcount at the direction of President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Trump is imposing stiff tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada, with China and Canada hitting back with retaliatory tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There have been more than 700 letters received by the trade<\/a> representative\u2019s office in reaction to an invitation for a public statement on \u201cunfair trade practices by other countries.\u201d The responses are posted on a public docket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tesla, in its unsigned note to Greer, urged him \u201cto consider the downstream impacts of certain proposed actions taken to address unfair trade practices.\u201d \u201cWhile Tesla recognizes and supports the importance of fair trade, the assessment undertaken by USTR of potential actions to rectify unfair trade should also take into account exports from the United States,\u201d stated the letter, which was written by Tesla\u2019s associate general counsel Miriam Eqab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cU.S. exporters are inherently exposed to disproportionate impacts when other countries respond to U.S. trade actions.\u201d The company noted that \u201cPast U.S. special tariff actions have thus (1) increased costs to Tesla for vehicles manufactured in the United States, and (2) increased costs for those same vehicles when exported from the United States, resulting in less competitive international marketplace for U.S. manufacturers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUSTR should investigate ways to avoid these pitfalls in future action,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
the letter stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SpaceX, in its letter to Greer, stated that it \u201cfaces a range of regulatory complexities and trade barriers in every country that the U.S. Government should seek to address in order to support continued U.S. leadership in the space domain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The letter reported that the business must pay foreign governments for access to spectrum and import duties for its Starlink satellite internet tools, and other costs that \u201csubstantially increase the cost of operating in these countries \u2014 artificially.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe import duties paid in a handful of countries represent a significant cost increase for Starlink products in those countries, despite the United States having essentially no duties on similar foreign products that are imported into the United States to serve customers here,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
noted Mat Dunn, SpaceX\u2019s senior director of global business and government affairs, in the letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs President Trump has noted with other sectors, this is a significant disadvantage to U.S. companies,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Dunn noted.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Musk\u2019s Tesla, SpaceX, lobby US trade policy on tariffs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"musks-tesla-spacex-lobby-us-trade-policy-on-tariffs","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7444","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":48},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\nThe letter was signed by 195 environmental groups, such as the Earthjustice and Sunrise Movement, Sierra Club, legal non-profits, including the American Association for Justice and Public Justice, and numerous other organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the last decade, states and municipalities have filed more than 30 lawsuits blaming Big Oil for concealing the climate risks of its products and pursuing potentially billions in damages. There has been limited success in killing the cases by the defendants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With Republicans now holding the White House and both chambers of Congress, advocates worry that the industry may seek total immunity from all current and future climate-related lawsuits. To achieve this, they might push for a liability waiver similar to the one awarded to the firearms industry in 2005, which has effectively prevented most efforts to hold it accountable for violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLawmakers must decisively reject any attempt by the fossil fuel industry to evade accountability and ensure both justice today and the right of future generations to hold polluters responsible for decades of deception,\u201d wrote the missive, addressed to House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fossil fuel firms have competed for such a get-out-of-jail-free card for years. Republican officials, economists, and oil companies proposed legal liability for a carbon tax in 2017, claiming the industry could not weather both. Documents subpoenaed by the Senate show that Exxon threatened to leave the council when the council abandoned the waiver proposal two years later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Later, a waiver was included in a draft of the COVID-19 spending package in 2020, but it was later removed, Drilled found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This waiver would only be approved by the Senate with supermajority backing, which would need some Democratic support. In a January interview, Michael Gerrard, a climate law expert from Columbia University, stated that it is \u201chard to envision\" achieving bipartisan support. Advocates are concerned that oil companies might persuade officials to once again subtly include the proposal in a larger, essential piece of legislation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During his campaign, Trump vowed to \"put an end to frivolous lawsuits from environmental extremists.\" Recently, a rightwing think tank initiated a campaign aimed at combating lawsuits from \u201cradical climate groups,\" labeling it the \"greatest threat\" to Donald Trump\u2019s energy policy, according to E&E News. This think tank is associated with Leonard Leo, recognized as a key figure in the Federalist Society, which has played a significant role in the ultraconservative transformation of the American judiciary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last year, groups associated with Leo initiated another campaign described by one expert as \u201cunprecedented\u201d to persuade the supreme court to protect oil companies from lawsuits. This week and in January, the high court rejected their request. On Monday, a truck parked outside a significant fossil fuel conference in Houston cautioned that \u201clawfare and anti-energy laws are threatening America\u2019s pro-consumer energy dominance,\u201d referring to an op-ed from a group connected to Leo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oil companies are also concerned about another development: \u201cclimate superfund\u201d bills pointed to making big polluters pay for climate action. Oil lobby groups and red states are challenging <\/p>\n\n\n\n
the laws. <\/p>\n","post_title":"Fossil fuel giants intensify lobbying to seek immunity from climate lawsuits","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fossil-fuel-giants-intensify-lobbying-to-seek-immunity-from-climate-lawsuits","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:44:16","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:44:16","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7450","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7447,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-03-21 05:37:00","post_date_gmt":"2025-03-21 05:37:00","post_content":"\n
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is secretly lobbying the Trump government to undermine a post-war agenda for the Gaza Strip that Egypt prepared and which has been supported by the Arab League, United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As reported by the Middle East Eye, Abu Dhabi is using its unprecedented access to the White House to denounce the plan as unworkable and blame Cairo for giving too much influence to Hamas. Emirates' powerful ambassador to the US, Yousef al-Otaiba, has been lobbying US President Donald Trump\u2019s aides and congressmen to place pressure on Egypt to take in Palestinian refugees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier this year, Otaiba stated that he saw no alternative to Trump's call for Palestinians to be displaced outside of the Gaza Strip. The UAE has targeted an offshoot of the Egypt-founded Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, across the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both the UAE and Egypt broadly support the same Palestinian powerbroker for Gaza, Mohammed Dahlan, an exiled former Fatah official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the start of March, Egypt announced its strategy for political transition, rebuilding, and recovery in the Gaza Strip after the conclusion of Israel\u2019s harsh offensive. Key points include governance by the Palestinian Authority (PA), the establishment of a Gazan security force trained by Jordan and Egypt, and the possibility of deploying UN peacekeepers in both the Strip and the occupied West Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Egyptian proposal emerged as a counter to US President Donald Trump\u2019s plans for an American takeover of Gaza and the coercive displacement of Palestinians. This led to the rapid endorsement of Cairo\u2019s initiative by the Arab League. Although several European nations supported the plan, it was unsurprisingly dismissed by the US and Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The UAE has criticized Egypt\u2019s Gaza plan for not specifying specifically how to disarm and oust Hamas from the Gaza Strip. It is believed by some US and Egyptian officials that the UAE campaign has already adversely impacted US-Egyptian bilateral ties, with the US cautioning Egypt that it will decrease military aid in 2026. The US warnings that the White House prepared to cut military aid to Egypt were first noted by London-based news portal Al-Araby Al-Jadeed last week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In March, the Trump administration executed the previous Biden administration\u2019s strategy to redirect $95 million in military assistance intended for Egypt to the Lebanese Armed Forces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The dispute is complicated by the fact that Egypt and the UAE see Dahlan as a power broker in post-war Gaza. When the Arab League endorsed the Egyptian-drafted plan, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pardoned exiled former Fatah officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was widely perceived as a nod to Dahlan, Fatah's enforcer in Gaza before Hamas won the Palestinian legislative elections in 2006. When Dahlan fell out with Abbas in the occupied West Bank, he relocated to the UAE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It has been reported that the UAE is advocating for Dahlan to lead a committee governing Gaza and later replace octogenarian Abbas as president. Moreover, Sisi has a close relationship with Dahlan. The UAE is a pivotal backer of Sisi\u2019s cash-strapped administration. In 2024, it arranged a $35bn investment in Egypt\u2019s Mediterranean shore. However, the UAE and Egypt are supporting opposing flanks in a brutal civil fight in Sudan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to complicating matters, The Financial Times noted that the Trump administration is advocating for Sudan and the unrecognized government of Somaliland to get forcibly displaced Palestinians. According to reports, the Trump administration's nominee for Africa Affairs at the State Department, Peter Pham, is a vocal advocate of the UAE and Somaliland's independence. DP World, a state-owned company, operates the main port of Somaliland and trains the security forces there. DP World is the main power broker in Somaliland.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Emirates lobbying Trump to reject Egypt\u2019s Gaza plan with its political agenda","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"emirates-lobbying-trump-to-reject-egypts-gaza-plan-with-its-political-agenda","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7447","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7444,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_date_gmt":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_content":"\n
Tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk\u2019s two companies, SpaceX and Tesla, have submitted letters lobbying the U.S. trade representative on Trump <\/a>government tariff policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As reported by CNBC, the two companies had different letters for U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. The electric vehicle producer Tesla cautioned of the negative impact on its bottom line from tariffs and from duties put by other nations on U.S.-made products in retaliation for those tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, SpaceX complains that operating expenses for its Starlink internet satellite service are raised by trade barriers abroad, while foreign competitors experience no such costs in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The notes come as Musk leads the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a step to slash federal government spending and employee headcount at the direction of President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Trump is imposing stiff tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada, with China and Canada hitting back with retaliatory tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There have been more than 700 letters received by the trade<\/a> representative\u2019s office in reaction to an invitation for a public statement on \u201cunfair trade practices by other countries.\u201d The responses are posted on a public docket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tesla, in its unsigned note to Greer, urged him \u201cto consider the downstream impacts of certain proposed actions taken to address unfair trade practices.\u201d \u201cWhile Tesla recognizes and supports the importance of fair trade, the assessment undertaken by USTR of potential actions to rectify unfair trade should also take into account exports from the United States,\u201d stated the letter, which was written by Tesla\u2019s associate general counsel Miriam Eqab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cU.S. exporters are inherently exposed to disproportionate impacts when other countries respond to U.S. trade actions.\u201d The company noted that \u201cPast U.S. special tariff actions have thus (1) increased costs to Tesla for vehicles manufactured in the United States, and (2) increased costs for those same vehicles when exported from the United States, resulting in less competitive international marketplace for U.S. manufacturers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUSTR should investigate ways to avoid these pitfalls in future action,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
the letter stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SpaceX, in its letter to Greer, stated that it \u201cfaces a range of regulatory complexities and trade barriers in every country that the U.S. Government should seek to address in order to support continued U.S. leadership in the space domain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The letter reported that the business must pay foreign governments for access to spectrum and import duties for its Starlink satellite internet tools, and other costs that \u201csubstantially increase the cost of operating in these countries \u2014 artificially.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe import duties paid in a handful of countries represent a significant cost increase for Starlink products in those countries, despite the United States having essentially no duties on similar foreign products that are imported into the United States to serve customers here,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
noted Mat Dunn, SpaceX\u2019s senior director of global business and government affairs, in the letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs President Trump has noted with other sectors, this is a significant disadvantage to U.S. companies,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Dunn noted.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Musk\u2019s Tesla, SpaceX, lobby US trade policy on tariffs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"musks-tesla-spacex-lobby-us-trade-policy-on-tariffs","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7444","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":48},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\n\u201cWe have reason to believe that the fossil fuel industry and its allies will use the chaos and overreach of the new Trump administration to attempt yet again to \u2026 shield themselves from facing consequences for their decades of pollution and deception,\u201d delivers a letter to Congress<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The letter was signed by 195 environmental groups, such as the Earthjustice and Sunrise Movement, Sierra Club, legal non-profits, including the American Association for Justice and Public Justice, and numerous other organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the last decade, states and municipalities have filed more than 30 lawsuits blaming Big Oil for concealing the climate risks of its products and pursuing potentially billions in damages. There has been limited success in killing the cases by the defendants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With Republicans now holding the White House and both chambers of Congress, advocates worry that the industry may seek total immunity from all current and future climate-related lawsuits. To achieve this, they might push for a liability waiver similar to the one awarded to the firearms industry in 2005, which has effectively prevented most efforts to hold it accountable for violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLawmakers must decisively reject any attempt by the fossil fuel industry to evade accountability and ensure both justice today and the right of future generations to hold polluters responsible for decades of deception,\u201d wrote the missive, addressed to House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fossil fuel firms have competed for such a get-out-of-jail-free card for years. Republican officials, economists, and oil companies proposed legal liability for a carbon tax in 2017, claiming the industry could not weather both. Documents subpoenaed by the Senate show that Exxon threatened to leave the council when the council abandoned the waiver proposal two years later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Later, a waiver was included in a draft of the COVID-19 spending package in 2020, but it was later removed, Drilled found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This waiver would only be approved by the Senate with supermajority backing, which would need some Democratic support. In a January interview, Michael Gerrard, a climate law expert from Columbia University, stated that it is \u201chard to envision\" achieving bipartisan support. Advocates are concerned that oil companies might persuade officials to once again subtly include the proposal in a larger, essential piece of legislation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During his campaign, Trump vowed to \"put an end to frivolous lawsuits from environmental extremists.\" Recently, a rightwing think tank initiated a campaign aimed at combating lawsuits from \u201cradical climate groups,\" labeling it the \"greatest threat\" to Donald Trump\u2019s energy policy, according to E&E News. This think tank is associated with Leonard Leo, recognized as a key figure in the Federalist Society, which has played a significant role in the ultraconservative transformation of the American judiciary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last year, groups associated with Leo initiated another campaign described by one expert as \u201cunprecedented\u201d to persuade the supreme court to protect oil companies from lawsuits. This week and in January, the high court rejected their request. On Monday, a truck parked outside a significant fossil fuel conference in Houston cautioned that \u201clawfare and anti-energy laws are threatening America\u2019s pro-consumer energy dominance,\u201d referring to an op-ed from a group connected to Leo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oil companies are also concerned about another development: \u201cclimate superfund\u201d bills pointed to making big polluters pay for climate action. Oil lobby groups and red states are challenging <\/p>\n\n\n\n
the laws. <\/p>\n","post_title":"Fossil fuel giants intensify lobbying to seek immunity from climate lawsuits","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fossil-fuel-giants-intensify-lobbying-to-seek-immunity-from-climate-lawsuits","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:44:16","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:44:16","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7450","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7447,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-03-21 05:37:00","post_date_gmt":"2025-03-21 05:37:00","post_content":"\n
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is secretly lobbying the Trump government to undermine a post-war agenda for the Gaza Strip that Egypt prepared and which has been supported by the Arab League, United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As reported by the Middle East Eye, Abu Dhabi is using its unprecedented access to the White House to denounce the plan as unworkable and blame Cairo for giving too much influence to Hamas. Emirates' powerful ambassador to the US, Yousef al-Otaiba, has been lobbying US President Donald Trump\u2019s aides and congressmen to place pressure on Egypt to take in Palestinian refugees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier this year, Otaiba stated that he saw no alternative to Trump's call for Palestinians to be displaced outside of the Gaza Strip. The UAE has targeted an offshoot of the Egypt-founded Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, across the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both the UAE and Egypt broadly support the same Palestinian powerbroker for Gaza, Mohammed Dahlan, an exiled former Fatah official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the start of March, Egypt announced its strategy for political transition, rebuilding, and recovery in the Gaza Strip after the conclusion of Israel\u2019s harsh offensive. Key points include governance by the Palestinian Authority (PA), the establishment of a Gazan security force trained by Jordan and Egypt, and the possibility of deploying UN peacekeepers in both the Strip and the occupied West Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Egyptian proposal emerged as a counter to US President Donald Trump\u2019s plans for an American takeover of Gaza and the coercive displacement of Palestinians. This led to the rapid endorsement of Cairo\u2019s initiative by the Arab League. Although several European nations supported the plan, it was unsurprisingly dismissed by the US and Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The UAE has criticized Egypt\u2019s Gaza plan for not specifying specifically how to disarm and oust Hamas from the Gaza Strip. It is believed by some US and Egyptian officials that the UAE campaign has already adversely impacted US-Egyptian bilateral ties, with the US cautioning Egypt that it will decrease military aid in 2026. The US warnings that the White House prepared to cut military aid to Egypt were first noted by London-based news portal Al-Araby Al-Jadeed last week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In March, the Trump administration executed the previous Biden administration\u2019s strategy to redirect $95 million in military assistance intended for Egypt to the Lebanese Armed Forces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The dispute is complicated by the fact that Egypt and the UAE see Dahlan as a power broker in post-war Gaza. When the Arab League endorsed the Egyptian-drafted plan, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pardoned exiled former Fatah officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was widely perceived as a nod to Dahlan, Fatah's enforcer in Gaza before Hamas won the Palestinian legislative elections in 2006. When Dahlan fell out with Abbas in the occupied West Bank, he relocated to the UAE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It has been reported that the UAE is advocating for Dahlan to lead a committee governing Gaza and later replace octogenarian Abbas as president. Moreover, Sisi has a close relationship with Dahlan. The UAE is a pivotal backer of Sisi\u2019s cash-strapped administration. In 2024, it arranged a $35bn investment in Egypt\u2019s Mediterranean shore. However, the UAE and Egypt are supporting opposing flanks in a brutal civil fight in Sudan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to complicating matters, The Financial Times noted that the Trump administration is advocating for Sudan and the unrecognized government of Somaliland to get forcibly displaced Palestinians. According to reports, the Trump administration's nominee for Africa Affairs at the State Department, Peter Pham, is a vocal advocate of the UAE and Somaliland's independence. DP World, a state-owned company, operates the main port of Somaliland and trains the security forces there. DP World is the main power broker in Somaliland.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Emirates lobbying Trump to reject Egypt\u2019s Gaza plan with its political agenda","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"emirates-lobbying-trump-to-reject-egypts-gaza-plan-with-its-political-agenda","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7447","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7444,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_date_gmt":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_content":"\n
Tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk\u2019s two companies, SpaceX and Tesla, have submitted letters lobbying the U.S. trade representative on Trump <\/a>government tariff policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As reported by CNBC, the two companies had different letters for U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. The electric vehicle producer Tesla cautioned of the negative impact on its bottom line from tariffs and from duties put by other nations on U.S.-made products in retaliation for those tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, SpaceX complains that operating expenses for its Starlink internet satellite service are raised by trade barriers abroad, while foreign competitors experience no such costs in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The notes come as Musk leads the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a step to slash federal government spending and employee headcount at the direction of President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Trump is imposing stiff tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada, with China and Canada hitting back with retaliatory tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There have been more than 700 letters received by the trade<\/a> representative\u2019s office in reaction to an invitation for a public statement on \u201cunfair trade practices by other countries.\u201d The responses are posted on a public docket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tesla, in its unsigned note to Greer, urged him \u201cto consider the downstream impacts of certain proposed actions taken to address unfair trade practices.\u201d \u201cWhile Tesla recognizes and supports the importance of fair trade, the assessment undertaken by USTR of potential actions to rectify unfair trade should also take into account exports from the United States,\u201d stated the letter, which was written by Tesla\u2019s associate general counsel Miriam Eqab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cU.S. exporters are inherently exposed to disproportionate impacts when other countries respond to U.S. trade actions.\u201d The company noted that \u201cPast U.S. special tariff actions have thus (1) increased costs to Tesla for vehicles manufactured in the United States, and (2) increased costs for those same vehicles when exported from the United States, resulting in less competitive international marketplace for U.S. manufacturers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUSTR should investigate ways to avoid these pitfalls in future action,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
the letter stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SpaceX, in its letter to Greer, stated that it \u201cfaces a range of regulatory complexities and trade barriers in every country that the U.S. Government should seek to address in order to support continued U.S. leadership in the space domain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The letter reported that the business must pay foreign governments for access to spectrum and import duties for its Starlink satellite internet tools, and other costs that \u201csubstantially increase the cost of operating in these countries \u2014 artificially.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe import duties paid in a handful of countries represent a significant cost increase for Starlink products in those countries, despite the United States having essentially no duties on similar foreign products that are imported into the United States to serve customers here,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
noted Mat Dunn, SpaceX\u2019s senior director of global business and government affairs, in the letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs President Trump has noted with other sectors, this is a significant disadvantage to U.S. companies,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Dunn noted.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Musk\u2019s Tesla, SpaceX, lobby US trade policy on tariffs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"musks-tesla-spacex-lobby-us-trade-policy-on-tariffs","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7444","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":48},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\nOver 200 advocacy groups have urged Democratic representatives to \u201cproactively and affirmatively\u201d oppose any attempt by the industry to obtain immunity from litigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe have reason to believe that the fossil fuel industry and its allies will use the chaos and overreach of the new Trump administration to attempt yet again to \u2026 shield themselves from facing consequences for their decades of pollution and deception,\u201d delivers a letter to Congress<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The letter was signed by 195 environmental groups, such as the Earthjustice and Sunrise Movement, Sierra Club, legal non-profits, including the American Association for Justice and Public Justice, and numerous other organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the last decade, states and municipalities have filed more than 30 lawsuits blaming Big Oil for concealing the climate risks of its products and pursuing potentially billions in damages. There has been limited success in killing the cases by the defendants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With Republicans now holding the White House and both chambers of Congress, advocates worry that the industry may seek total immunity from all current and future climate-related lawsuits. To achieve this, they might push for a liability waiver similar to the one awarded to the firearms industry in 2005, which has effectively prevented most efforts to hold it accountable for violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLawmakers must decisively reject any attempt by the fossil fuel industry to evade accountability and ensure both justice today and the right of future generations to hold polluters responsible for decades of deception,\u201d wrote the missive, addressed to House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fossil fuel firms have competed for such a get-out-of-jail-free card for years. Republican officials, economists, and oil companies proposed legal liability for a carbon tax in 2017, claiming the industry could not weather both. Documents subpoenaed by the Senate show that Exxon threatened to leave the council when the council abandoned the waiver proposal two years later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Later, a waiver was included in a draft of the COVID-19 spending package in 2020, but it was later removed, Drilled found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This waiver would only be approved by the Senate with supermajority backing, which would need some Democratic support. In a January interview, Michael Gerrard, a climate law expert from Columbia University, stated that it is \u201chard to envision\" achieving bipartisan support. Advocates are concerned that oil companies might persuade officials to once again subtly include the proposal in a larger, essential piece of legislation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During his campaign, Trump vowed to \"put an end to frivolous lawsuits from environmental extremists.\" Recently, a rightwing think tank initiated a campaign aimed at combating lawsuits from \u201cradical climate groups,\" labeling it the \"greatest threat\" to Donald Trump\u2019s energy policy, according to E&E News. This think tank is associated with Leonard Leo, recognized as a key figure in the Federalist Society, which has played a significant role in the ultraconservative transformation of the American judiciary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last year, groups associated with Leo initiated another campaign described by one expert as \u201cunprecedented\u201d to persuade the supreme court to protect oil companies from lawsuits. This week and in January, the high court rejected their request. On Monday, a truck parked outside a significant fossil fuel conference in Houston cautioned that \u201clawfare and anti-energy laws are threatening America\u2019s pro-consumer energy dominance,\u201d referring to an op-ed from a group connected to Leo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oil companies are also concerned about another development: \u201cclimate superfund\u201d bills pointed to making big polluters pay for climate action. Oil lobby groups and red states are challenging <\/p>\n\n\n\n
the laws. <\/p>\n","post_title":"Fossil fuel giants intensify lobbying to seek immunity from climate lawsuits","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fossil-fuel-giants-intensify-lobbying-to-seek-immunity-from-climate-lawsuits","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:44:16","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:44:16","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7450","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7447,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-03-21 05:37:00","post_date_gmt":"2025-03-21 05:37:00","post_content":"\n
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is secretly lobbying the Trump government to undermine a post-war agenda for the Gaza Strip that Egypt prepared and which has been supported by the Arab League, United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As reported by the Middle East Eye, Abu Dhabi is using its unprecedented access to the White House to denounce the plan as unworkable and blame Cairo for giving too much influence to Hamas. Emirates' powerful ambassador to the US, Yousef al-Otaiba, has been lobbying US President Donald Trump\u2019s aides and congressmen to place pressure on Egypt to take in Palestinian refugees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier this year, Otaiba stated that he saw no alternative to Trump's call for Palestinians to be displaced outside of the Gaza Strip. The UAE has targeted an offshoot of the Egypt-founded Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, across the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both the UAE and Egypt broadly support the same Palestinian powerbroker for Gaza, Mohammed Dahlan, an exiled former Fatah official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the start of March, Egypt announced its strategy for political transition, rebuilding, and recovery in the Gaza Strip after the conclusion of Israel\u2019s harsh offensive. Key points include governance by the Palestinian Authority (PA), the establishment of a Gazan security force trained by Jordan and Egypt, and the possibility of deploying UN peacekeepers in both the Strip and the occupied West Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Egyptian proposal emerged as a counter to US President Donald Trump\u2019s plans for an American takeover of Gaza and the coercive displacement of Palestinians. This led to the rapid endorsement of Cairo\u2019s initiative by the Arab League. Although several European nations supported the plan, it was unsurprisingly dismissed by the US and Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The UAE has criticized Egypt\u2019s Gaza plan for not specifying specifically how to disarm and oust Hamas from the Gaza Strip. It is believed by some US and Egyptian officials that the UAE campaign has already adversely impacted US-Egyptian bilateral ties, with the US cautioning Egypt that it will decrease military aid in 2026. The US warnings that the White House prepared to cut military aid to Egypt were first noted by London-based news portal Al-Araby Al-Jadeed last week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In March, the Trump administration executed the previous Biden administration\u2019s strategy to redirect $95 million in military assistance intended for Egypt to the Lebanese Armed Forces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The dispute is complicated by the fact that Egypt and the UAE see Dahlan as a power broker in post-war Gaza. When the Arab League endorsed the Egyptian-drafted plan, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pardoned exiled former Fatah officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was widely perceived as a nod to Dahlan, Fatah's enforcer in Gaza before Hamas won the Palestinian legislative elections in 2006. When Dahlan fell out with Abbas in the occupied West Bank, he relocated to the UAE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It has been reported that the UAE is advocating for Dahlan to lead a committee governing Gaza and later replace octogenarian Abbas as president. Moreover, Sisi has a close relationship with Dahlan. The UAE is a pivotal backer of Sisi\u2019s cash-strapped administration. In 2024, it arranged a $35bn investment in Egypt\u2019s Mediterranean shore. However, the UAE and Egypt are supporting opposing flanks in a brutal civil fight in Sudan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to complicating matters, The Financial Times noted that the Trump administration is advocating for Sudan and the unrecognized government of Somaliland to get forcibly displaced Palestinians. According to reports, the Trump administration's nominee for Africa Affairs at the State Department, Peter Pham, is a vocal advocate of the UAE and Somaliland's independence. DP World, a state-owned company, operates the main port of Somaliland and trains the security forces there. DP World is the main power broker in Somaliland.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Emirates lobbying Trump to reject Egypt\u2019s Gaza plan with its political agenda","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"emirates-lobbying-trump-to-reject-egypts-gaza-plan-with-its-political-agenda","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7447","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7444,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_date_gmt":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_content":"\n
Tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk\u2019s two companies, SpaceX and Tesla, have submitted letters lobbying the U.S. trade representative on Trump <\/a>government tariff policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As reported by CNBC, the two companies had different letters for U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. The electric vehicle producer Tesla cautioned of the negative impact on its bottom line from tariffs and from duties put by other nations on U.S.-made products in retaliation for those tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, SpaceX complains that operating expenses for its Starlink internet satellite service are raised by trade barriers abroad, while foreign competitors experience no such costs in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The notes come as Musk leads the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a step to slash federal government spending and employee headcount at the direction of President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Trump is imposing stiff tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada, with China and Canada hitting back with retaliatory tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There have been more than 700 letters received by the trade<\/a> representative\u2019s office in reaction to an invitation for a public statement on \u201cunfair trade practices by other countries.\u201d The responses are posted on a public docket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tesla, in its unsigned note to Greer, urged him \u201cto consider the downstream impacts of certain proposed actions taken to address unfair trade practices.\u201d \u201cWhile Tesla recognizes and supports the importance of fair trade, the assessment undertaken by USTR of potential actions to rectify unfair trade should also take into account exports from the United States,\u201d stated the letter, which was written by Tesla\u2019s associate general counsel Miriam Eqab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cU.S. exporters are inherently exposed to disproportionate impacts when other countries respond to U.S. trade actions.\u201d The company noted that \u201cPast U.S. special tariff actions have thus (1) increased costs to Tesla for vehicles manufactured in the United States, and (2) increased costs for those same vehicles when exported from the United States, resulting in less competitive international marketplace for U.S. manufacturers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUSTR should investigate ways to avoid these pitfalls in future action,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
the letter stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SpaceX, in its letter to Greer, stated that it \u201cfaces a range of regulatory complexities and trade barriers in every country that the U.S. Government should seek to address in order to support continued U.S. leadership in the space domain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The letter reported that the business must pay foreign governments for access to spectrum and import duties for its Starlink satellite internet tools, and other costs that \u201csubstantially increase the cost of operating in these countries \u2014 artificially.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe import duties paid in a handful of countries represent a significant cost increase for Starlink products in those countries, despite the United States having essentially no duties on similar foreign products that are imported into the United States to serve customers here,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
noted Mat Dunn, SpaceX\u2019s senior director of global business and government affairs, in the letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs President Trump has noted with other sectors, this is a significant disadvantage to U.S. companies,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Dunn noted.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Musk\u2019s Tesla, SpaceX, lobby US trade policy on tariffs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"musks-tesla-spacex-lobby-us-trade-policy-on-tariffs","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7444","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":48},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\nEnvironmental advocates have warned that fossil fuel interests are attacking climate accountability litigation and pursuing a strategy that would destroy all future prospects for such cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Over 200 advocacy groups have urged Democratic representatives to \u201cproactively and affirmatively\u201d oppose any attempt by the industry to obtain immunity from litigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe have reason to believe that the fossil fuel industry and its allies will use the chaos and overreach of the new Trump administration to attempt yet again to \u2026 shield themselves from facing consequences for their decades of pollution and deception,\u201d delivers a letter to Congress<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The letter was signed by 195 environmental groups, such as the Earthjustice and Sunrise Movement, Sierra Club, legal non-profits, including the American Association for Justice and Public Justice, and numerous other organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the last decade, states and municipalities have filed more than 30 lawsuits blaming Big Oil for concealing the climate risks of its products and pursuing potentially billions in damages. There has been limited success in killing the cases by the defendants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With Republicans now holding the White House and both chambers of Congress, advocates worry that the industry may seek total immunity from all current and future climate-related lawsuits. To achieve this, they might push for a liability waiver similar to the one awarded to the firearms industry in 2005, which has effectively prevented most efforts to hold it accountable for violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLawmakers must decisively reject any attempt by the fossil fuel industry to evade accountability and ensure both justice today and the right of future generations to hold polluters responsible for decades of deception,\u201d wrote the missive, addressed to House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fossil fuel firms have competed for such a get-out-of-jail-free card for years. Republican officials, economists, and oil companies proposed legal liability for a carbon tax in 2017, claiming the industry could not weather both. Documents subpoenaed by the Senate show that Exxon threatened to leave the council when the council abandoned the waiver proposal two years later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Later, a waiver was included in a draft of the COVID-19 spending package in 2020, but it was later removed, Drilled found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This waiver would only be approved by the Senate with supermajority backing, which would need some Democratic support. In a January interview, Michael Gerrard, a climate law expert from Columbia University, stated that it is \u201chard to envision\" achieving bipartisan support. Advocates are concerned that oil companies might persuade officials to once again subtly include the proposal in a larger, essential piece of legislation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During his campaign, Trump vowed to \"put an end to frivolous lawsuits from environmental extremists.\" Recently, a rightwing think tank initiated a campaign aimed at combating lawsuits from \u201cradical climate groups,\" labeling it the \"greatest threat\" to Donald Trump\u2019s energy policy, according to E&E News. This think tank is associated with Leonard Leo, recognized as a key figure in the Federalist Society, which has played a significant role in the ultraconservative transformation of the American judiciary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last year, groups associated with Leo initiated another campaign described by one expert as \u201cunprecedented\u201d to persuade the supreme court to protect oil companies from lawsuits. This week and in January, the high court rejected their request. On Monday, a truck parked outside a significant fossil fuel conference in Houston cautioned that \u201clawfare and anti-energy laws are threatening America\u2019s pro-consumer energy dominance,\u201d referring to an op-ed from a group connected to Leo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oil companies are also concerned about another development: \u201cclimate superfund\u201d bills pointed to making big polluters pay for climate action. Oil lobby groups and red states are challenging <\/p>\n\n\n\n
the laws. <\/p>\n","post_title":"Fossil fuel giants intensify lobbying to seek immunity from climate lawsuits","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fossil-fuel-giants-intensify-lobbying-to-seek-immunity-from-climate-lawsuits","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:44:16","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:44:16","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7450","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7447,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-03-21 05:37:00","post_date_gmt":"2025-03-21 05:37:00","post_content":"\n
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is secretly lobbying the Trump government to undermine a post-war agenda for the Gaza Strip that Egypt prepared and which has been supported by the Arab League, United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As reported by the Middle East Eye, Abu Dhabi is using its unprecedented access to the White House to denounce the plan as unworkable and blame Cairo for giving too much influence to Hamas. Emirates' powerful ambassador to the US, Yousef al-Otaiba, has been lobbying US President Donald Trump\u2019s aides and congressmen to place pressure on Egypt to take in Palestinian refugees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier this year, Otaiba stated that he saw no alternative to Trump's call for Palestinians to be displaced outside of the Gaza Strip. The UAE has targeted an offshoot of the Egypt-founded Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, across the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both the UAE and Egypt broadly support the same Palestinian powerbroker for Gaza, Mohammed Dahlan, an exiled former Fatah official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the start of March, Egypt announced its strategy for political transition, rebuilding, and recovery in the Gaza Strip after the conclusion of Israel\u2019s harsh offensive. Key points include governance by the Palestinian Authority (PA), the establishment of a Gazan security force trained by Jordan and Egypt, and the possibility of deploying UN peacekeepers in both the Strip and the occupied West Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Egyptian proposal emerged as a counter to US President Donald Trump\u2019s plans for an American takeover of Gaza and the coercive displacement of Palestinians. This led to the rapid endorsement of Cairo\u2019s initiative by the Arab League. Although several European nations supported the plan, it was unsurprisingly dismissed by the US and Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The UAE has criticized Egypt\u2019s Gaza plan for not specifying specifically how to disarm and oust Hamas from the Gaza Strip. It is believed by some US and Egyptian officials that the UAE campaign has already adversely impacted US-Egyptian bilateral ties, with the US cautioning Egypt that it will decrease military aid in 2026. The US warnings that the White House prepared to cut military aid to Egypt were first noted by London-based news portal Al-Araby Al-Jadeed last week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In March, the Trump administration executed the previous Biden administration\u2019s strategy to redirect $95 million in military assistance intended for Egypt to the Lebanese Armed Forces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The dispute is complicated by the fact that Egypt and the UAE see Dahlan as a power broker in post-war Gaza. When the Arab League endorsed the Egyptian-drafted plan, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pardoned exiled former Fatah officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was widely perceived as a nod to Dahlan, Fatah's enforcer in Gaza before Hamas won the Palestinian legislative elections in 2006. When Dahlan fell out with Abbas in the occupied West Bank, he relocated to the UAE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It has been reported that the UAE is advocating for Dahlan to lead a committee governing Gaza and later replace octogenarian Abbas as president. Moreover, Sisi has a close relationship with Dahlan. The UAE is a pivotal backer of Sisi\u2019s cash-strapped administration. In 2024, it arranged a $35bn investment in Egypt\u2019s Mediterranean shore. However, the UAE and Egypt are supporting opposing flanks in a brutal civil fight in Sudan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to complicating matters, The Financial Times noted that the Trump administration is advocating for Sudan and the unrecognized government of Somaliland to get forcibly displaced Palestinians. According to reports, the Trump administration's nominee for Africa Affairs at the State Department, Peter Pham, is a vocal advocate of the UAE and Somaliland's independence. DP World, a state-owned company, operates the main port of Somaliland and trains the security forces there. DP World is the main power broker in Somaliland.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Emirates lobbying Trump to reject Egypt\u2019s Gaza plan with its political agenda","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"emirates-lobbying-trump-to-reject-egypts-gaza-plan-with-its-political-agenda","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7447","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7444,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_date_gmt":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_content":"\n
Tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk\u2019s two companies, SpaceX and Tesla, have submitted letters lobbying the U.S. trade representative on Trump <\/a>government tariff policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As reported by CNBC, the two companies had different letters for U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. The electric vehicle producer Tesla cautioned of the negative impact on its bottom line from tariffs and from duties put by other nations on U.S.-made products in retaliation for those tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, SpaceX complains that operating expenses for its Starlink internet satellite service are raised by trade barriers abroad, while foreign competitors experience no such costs in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The notes come as Musk leads the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a step to slash federal government spending and employee headcount at the direction of President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Trump is imposing stiff tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada, with China and Canada hitting back with retaliatory tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There have been more than 700 letters received by the trade<\/a> representative\u2019s office in reaction to an invitation for a public statement on \u201cunfair trade practices by other countries.\u201d The responses are posted on a public docket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tesla, in its unsigned note to Greer, urged him \u201cto consider the downstream impacts of certain proposed actions taken to address unfair trade practices.\u201d \u201cWhile Tesla recognizes and supports the importance of fair trade, the assessment undertaken by USTR of potential actions to rectify unfair trade should also take into account exports from the United States,\u201d stated the letter, which was written by Tesla\u2019s associate general counsel Miriam Eqab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cU.S. exporters are inherently exposed to disproportionate impacts when other countries respond to U.S. trade actions.\u201d The company noted that \u201cPast U.S. special tariff actions have thus (1) increased costs to Tesla for vehicles manufactured in the United States, and (2) increased costs for those same vehicles when exported from the United States, resulting in less competitive international marketplace for U.S. manufacturers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUSTR should investigate ways to avoid these pitfalls in future action,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
the letter stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SpaceX, in its letter to Greer, stated that it \u201cfaces a range of regulatory complexities and trade barriers in every country that the U.S. Government should seek to address in order to support continued U.S. leadership in the space domain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The letter reported that the business must pay foreign governments for access to spectrum and import duties for its Starlink satellite internet tools, and other costs that \u201csubstantially increase the cost of operating in these countries \u2014 artificially.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe import duties paid in a handful of countries represent a significant cost increase for Starlink products in those countries, despite the United States having essentially no duties on similar foreign products that are imported into the United States to serve customers here,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
noted Mat Dunn, SpaceX\u2019s senior director of global business and government affairs, in the letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs President Trump has noted with other sectors, this is a significant disadvantage to U.S. companies,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Dunn noted.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Musk\u2019s Tesla, SpaceX, lobby US trade policy on tariffs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"musks-tesla-spacex-lobby-us-trade-policy-on-tariffs","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7444","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":48},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\nThis development could draw increased US investment into the $6 billion Lobito corridor project, which connects Angola\u2019s largest port with the copper mines in Zambia and eventually to Congo-K. Advocates of this initiative feared that the new US administration might hesitate to support Lobito, given its association with ex-President Joe Biden\u2019s Africa strategy. Until now, the pathway for US companies to leverage Lobito for greater access to Congo-K\u2019s essential minerals remained uncertain.<\/p>\n","post_title":"DR Congo's lobbying efforts to gain US support in fight against M23","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"dr-congos-lobbying-efforts-to-gain-us-support-in-fight-against-m23","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-26 21:02:45","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-26 21:02:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7453","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7450,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-03-22 05:40:00","post_date_gmt":"2025-03-22 05:40:00","post_content":"\n
Environmental advocates have warned that fossil fuel interests are attacking climate accountability litigation and pursuing a strategy that would destroy all future prospects for such cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Over 200 advocacy groups have urged Democratic representatives to \u201cproactively and affirmatively\u201d oppose any attempt by the industry to obtain immunity from litigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe have reason to believe that the fossil fuel industry and its allies will use the chaos and overreach of the new Trump administration to attempt yet again to \u2026 shield themselves from facing consequences for their decades of pollution and deception,\u201d delivers a letter to Congress<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The letter was signed by 195 environmental groups, such as the Earthjustice and Sunrise Movement, Sierra Club, legal non-profits, including the American Association for Justice and Public Justice, and numerous other organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the last decade, states and municipalities have filed more than 30 lawsuits blaming Big Oil for concealing the climate risks of its products and pursuing potentially billions in damages. There has been limited success in killing the cases by the defendants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With Republicans now holding the White House and both chambers of Congress, advocates worry that the industry may seek total immunity from all current and future climate-related lawsuits. To achieve this, they might push for a liability waiver similar to the one awarded to the firearms industry in 2005, which has effectively prevented most efforts to hold it accountable for violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLawmakers must decisively reject any attempt by the fossil fuel industry to evade accountability and ensure both justice today and the right of future generations to hold polluters responsible for decades of deception,\u201d wrote the missive, addressed to House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fossil fuel firms have competed for such a get-out-of-jail-free card for years. Republican officials, economists, and oil companies proposed legal liability for a carbon tax in 2017, claiming the industry could not weather both. Documents subpoenaed by the Senate show that Exxon threatened to leave the council when the council abandoned the waiver proposal two years later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Later, a waiver was included in a draft of the COVID-19 spending package in 2020, but it was later removed, Drilled found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This waiver would only be approved by the Senate with supermajority backing, which would need some Democratic support. In a January interview, Michael Gerrard, a climate law expert from Columbia University, stated that it is \u201chard to envision\" achieving bipartisan support. Advocates are concerned that oil companies might persuade officials to once again subtly include the proposal in a larger, essential piece of legislation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During his campaign, Trump vowed to \"put an end to frivolous lawsuits from environmental extremists.\" Recently, a rightwing think tank initiated a campaign aimed at combating lawsuits from \u201cradical climate groups,\" labeling it the \"greatest threat\" to Donald Trump\u2019s energy policy, according to E&E News. This think tank is associated with Leonard Leo, recognized as a key figure in the Federalist Society, which has played a significant role in the ultraconservative transformation of the American judiciary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last year, groups associated with Leo initiated another campaign described by one expert as \u201cunprecedented\u201d to persuade the supreme court to protect oil companies from lawsuits. This week and in January, the high court rejected their request. On Monday, a truck parked outside a significant fossil fuel conference in Houston cautioned that \u201clawfare and anti-energy laws are threatening America\u2019s pro-consumer energy dominance,\u201d referring to an op-ed from a group connected to Leo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oil companies are also concerned about another development: \u201cclimate superfund\u201d bills pointed to making big polluters pay for climate action. Oil lobby groups and red states are challenging <\/p>\n\n\n\n
the laws. <\/p>\n","post_title":"Fossil fuel giants intensify lobbying to seek immunity from climate lawsuits","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fossil-fuel-giants-intensify-lobbying-to-seek-immunity-from-climate-lawsuits","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:44:16","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:44:16","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7450","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7447,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-03-21 05:37:00","post_date_gmt":"2025-03-21 05:37:00","post_content":"\n
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is secretly lobbying the Trump government to undermine a post-war agenda for the Gaza Strip that Egypt prepared and which has been supported by the Arab League, United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As reported by the Middle East Eye, Abu Dhabi is using its unprecedented access to the White House to denounce the plan as unworkable and blame Cairo for giving too much influence to Hamas. Emirates' powerful ambassador to the US, Yousef al-Otaiba, has been lobbying US President Donald Trump\u2019s aides and congressmen to place pressure on Egypt to take in Palestinian refugees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier this year, Otaiba stated that he saw no alternative to Trump's call for Palestinians to be displaced outside of the Gaza Strip. The UAE has targeted an offshoot of the Egypt-founded Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, across the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both the UAE and Egypt broadly support the same Palestinian powerbroker for Gaza, Mohammed Dahlan, an exiled former Fatah official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the start of March, Egypt announced its strategy for political transition, rebuilding, and recovery in the Gaza Strip after the conclusion of Israel\u2019s harsh offensive. Key points include governance by the Palestinian Authority (PA), the establishment of a Gazan security force trained by Jordan and Egypt, and the possibility of deploying UN peacekeepers in both the Strip and the occupied West Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Egyptian proposal emerged as a counter to US President Donald Trump\u2019s plans for an American takeover of Gaza and the coercive displacement of Palestinians. This led to the rapid endorsement of Cairo\u2019s initiative by the Arab League. Although several European nations supported the plan, it was unsurprisingly dismissed by the US and Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The UAE has criticized Egypt\u2019s Gaza plan for not specifying specifically how to disarm and oust Hamas from the Gaza Strip. It is believed by some US and Egyptian officials that the UAE campaign has already adversely impacted US-Egyptian bilateral ties, with the US cautioning Egypt that it will decrease military aid in 2026. The US warnings that the White House prepared to cut military aid to Egypt were first noted by London-based news portal Al-Araby Al-Jadeed last week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In March, the Trump administration executed the previous Biden administration\u2019s strategy to redirect $95 million in military assistance intended for Egypt to the Lebanese Armed Forces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The dispute is complicated by the fact that Egypt and the UAE see Dahlan as a power broker in post-war Gaza. When the Arab League endorsed the Egyptian-drafted plan, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pardoned exiled former Fatah officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was widely perceived as a nod to Dahlan, Fatah's enforcer in Gaza before Hamas won the Palestinian legislative elections in 2006. When Dahlan fell out with Abbas in the occupied West Bank, he relocated to the UAE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It has been reported that the UAE is advocating for Dahlan to lead a committee governing Gaza and later replace octogenarian Abbas as president. Moreover, Sisi has a close relationship with Dahlan. The UAE is a pivotal backer of Sisi\u2019s cash-strapped administration. In 2024, it arranged a $35bn investment in Egypt\u2019s Mediterranean shore. However, the UAE and Egypt are supporting opposing flanks in a brutal civil fight in Sudan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to complicating matters, The Financial Times noted that the Trump administration is advocating for Sudan and the unrecognized government of Somaliland to get forcibly displaced Palestinians. According to reports, the Trump administration's nominee for Africa Affairs at the State Department, Peter Pham, is a vocal advocate of the UAE and Somaliland's independence. DP World, a state-owned company, operates the main port of Somaliland and trains the security forces there. DP World is the main power broker in Somaliland.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Emirates lobbying Trump to reject Egypt\u2019s Gaza plan with its political agenda","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"emirates-lobbying-trump-to-reject-egypts-gaza-plan-with-its-political-agenda","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7447","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7444,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_date_gmt":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_content":"\n
Tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk\u2019s two companies, SpaceX and Tesla, have submitted letters lobbying the U.S. trade representative on Trump <\/a>government tariff policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As reported by CNBC, the two companies had different letters for U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. The electric vehicle producer Tesla cautioned of the negative impact on its bottom line from tariffs and from duties put by other nations on U.S.-made products in retaliation for those tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, SpaceX complains that operating expenses for its Starlink internet satellite service are raised by trade barriers abroad, while foreign competitors experience no such costs in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The notes come as Musk leads the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a step to slash federal government spending and employee headcount at the direction of President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Trump is imposing stiff tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada, with China and Canada hitting back with retaliatory tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There have been more than 700 letters received by the trade<\/a> representative\u2019s office in reaction to an invitation for a public statement on \u201cunfair trade practices by other countries.\u201d The responses are posted on a public docket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tesla, in its unsigned note to Greer, urged him \u201cto consider the downstream impacts of certain proposed actions taken to address unfair trade practices.\u201d \u201cWhile Tesla recognizes and supports the importance of fair trade, the assessment undertaken by USTR of potential actions to rectify unfair trade should also take into account exports from the United States,\u201d stated the letter, which was written by Tesla\u2019s associate general counsel Miriam Eqab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cU.S. exporters are inherently exposed to disproportionate impacts when other countries respond to U.S. trade actions.\u201d The company noted that \u201cPast U.S. special tariff actions have thus (1) increased costs to Tesla for vehicles manufactured in the United States, and (2) increased costs for those same vehicles when exported from the United States, resulting in less competitive international marketplace for U.S. manufacturers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUSTR should investigate ways to avoid these pitfalls in future action,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
the letter stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SpaceX, in its letter to Greer, stated that it \u201cfaces a range of regulatory complexities and trade barriers in every country that the U.S. Government should seek to address in order to support continued U.S. leadership in the space domain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The letter reported that the business must pay foreign governments for access to spectrum and import duties for its Starlink satellite internet tools, and other costs that \u201csubstantially increase the cost of operating in these countries \u2014 artificially.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe import duties paid in a handful of countries represent a significant cost increase for Starlink products in those countries, despite the United States having essentially no duties on similar foreign products that are imported into the United States to serve customers here,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
noted Mat Dunn, SpaceX\u2019s senior director of global business and government affairs, in the letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs President Trump has noted with other sectors, this is a significant disadvantage to U.S. companies,\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Dunn noted.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Musk\u2019s Tesla, SpaceX, lobby US trade policy on tariffs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"musks-tesla-spacex-lobby-us-trade-policy-on-tariffs","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:37:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7444","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":48},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\nTshisekedi referred to the European Union\u2019s cash-for-minerals agreement with Rwanda as \u2018an absolute scandal\u2019 and blamed Brussels for contributing to \u2018complicit in the theft and looting of Congo\u2019. During a February 24 interview with the New York Times, Tshisekedi asserted that the Trump administration has expressed interest in a strategic minerals agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This development could draw increased US investment into the $6 billion Lobito corridor project, which connects Angola\u2019s largest port with the copper mines in Zambia and eventually to Congo-K. Advocates of this initiative feared that the new US administration might hesitate to support Lobito, given its association with ex-President Joe Biden\u2019s Africa strategy. Until now, the pathway for US companies to leverage Lobito for greater access to Congo-K\u2019s essential minerals remained uncertain.<\/p>\n","post_title":"DR Congo's lobbying efforts to gain US support in fight against M23","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"dr-congos-lobbying-efforts-to-gain-us-support-in-fight-against-m23","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-26 21:02:45","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-26 21:02:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7453","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7450,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-03-22 05:40:00","post_date_gmt":"2025-03-22 05:40:00","post_content":"\n
Environmental advocates have warned that fossil fuel interests are attacking climate accountability litigation and pursuing a strategy that would destroy all future prospects for such cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Over 200 advocacy groups have urged Democratic representatives to \u201cproactively and affirmatively\u201d oppose any attempt by the industry to obtain immunity from litigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe have reason to believe that the fossil fuel industry and its allies will use the chaos and overreach of the new Trump administration to attempt yet again to \u2026 shield themselves from facing consequences for their decades of pollution and deception,\u201d delivers a letter to Congress<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The letter was signed by 195 environmental groups, such as the Earthjustice and Sunrise Movement, Sierra Club, legal non-profits, including the American Association for Justice and Public Justice, and numerous other organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the last decade, states and municipalities have filed more than 30 lawsuits blaming Big Oil for concealing the climate risks of its products and pursuing potentially billions in damages. There has been limited success in killing the cases by the defendants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With Republicans now holding the White House and both chambers of Congress, advocates worry that the industry may seek total immunity from all current and future climate-related lawsuits. To achieve this, they might push for a liability waiver similar to the one awarded to the firearms industry in 2005, which has effectively prevented most efforts to hold it accountable for violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLawmakers must decisively reject any attempt by the fossil fuel industry to evade accountability and ensure both justice today and the right of future generations to hold polluters responsible for decades of deception,\u201d wrote the missive, addressed to House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fossil fuel firms have competed for such a get-out-of-jail-free card for years. Republican officials, economists, and oil companies proposed legal liability for a carbon tax in 2017, claiming the industry could not weather both. Documents subpoenaed by the Senate show that Exxon threatened to leave the council when the council abandoned the waiver proposal two years later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Later, a waiver was included in a draft of the COVID-19 spending package in 2020, but it was later removed, Drilled found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This waiver would only be approved by the Senate with supermajority backing, which would need some Democratic support. In a January interview, Michael Gerrard, a climate law expert from Columbia University, stated that it is \u201chard to envision\" achieving bipartisan support. Advocates are concerned that oil companies might persuade officials to once again subtly include the proposal in a larger, essential piece of legislation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During his campaign, Trump vowed to \"put an end to frivolous lawsuits from environmental extremists.\" Recently, a rightwing think tank initiated a campaign aimed at combating lawsuits from \u201cradical climate groups,\" labeling it the \"greatest threat\" to Donald Trump\u2019s energy policy, according to E&E News. This think tank is associated with Leonard Leo, recognized as a key figure in the Federalist Society, which has played a significant role in the ultraconservative transformation of the American judiciary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last year, groups associated with Leo initiated another campaign described by one expert as \u201cunprecedented\u201d to persuade the supreme court to protect oil companies from lawsuits. This week and in January, the high court rejected their request. On Monday, a truck parked outside a significant fossil fuel conference in Houston cautioned that \u201clawfare and anti-energy laws are threatening America\u2019s pro-consumer energy dominance,\u201d referring to an op-ed from a group connected to Leo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oil companies are also concerned about another development: \u201cclimate superfund\u201d bills pointed to making big polluters pay for climate action. Oil lobby groups and red states are challenging <\/p>\n\n\n\n
the laws. <\/p>\n","post_title":"Fossil fuel giants intensify lobbying to seek immunity from climate lawsuits","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fossil-fuel-giants-intensify-lobbying-to-seek-immunity-from-climate-lawsuits","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:44:16","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:44:16","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7450","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7447,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-03-21 05:37:00","post_date_gmt":"2025-03-21 05:37:00","post_content":"\n
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is secretly lobbying the Trump government to undermine a post-war agenda for the Gaza Strip that Egypt prepared and which has been supported by the Arab League, United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As reported by the Middle East Eye, Abu Dhabi is using its unprecedented access to the White House to denounce the plan as unworkable and blame Cairo for giving too much influence to Hamas. Emirates' powerful ambassador to the US, Yousef al-Otaiba, has been lobbying US President Donald Trump\u2019s aides and congressmen to place pressure on Egypt to take in Palestinian refugees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier this year, Otaiba stated that he saw no alternative to Trump's call for Palestinians to be displaced outside of the Gaza Strip. The UAE has targeted an offshoot of the Egypt-founded Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, across the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both the UAE and Egypt broadly support the same Palestinian powerbroker for Gaza, Mohammed Dahlan, an exiled former Fatah official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the start of March, Egypt announced its strategy for political transition, rebuilding, and recovery in the Gaza Strip after the conclusion of Israel\u2019s harsh offensive. Key points include governance by the Palestinian Authority (PA), the establishment of a Gazan security force trained by Jordan and Egypt, and the possibility of deploying UN peacekeepers in both the Strip and the occupied West Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Egyptian proposal emerged as a counter to US President Donald Trump\u2019s plans for an American takeover of Gaza and the coercive displacement of Palestinians. This led to the rapid endorsement of Cairo\u2019s initiative by the Arab League. Although several European nations supported the plan, it was unsurprisingly dismissed by the US and Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The UAE has criticized Egypt\u2019s Gaza plan for not specifying specifically how to disarm and oust Hamas from the Gaza Strip. It is believed by some US and Egyptian officials that the UAE campaign has already adversely impacted US-Egyptian bilateral ties, with the US cautioning Egypt that it will decrease military aid in 2026. The US warnings that the White House prepared to cut military aid to Egypt were first noted by London-based news portal Al-Araby Al-Jadeed last week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In March, the Trump administration executed the previous Biden administration\u2019s strategy to redirect $95 million in military assistance intended for Egypt to the Lebanese Armed Forces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The dispute is complicated by the fact that Egypt and the UAE see Dahlan as a power broker in post-war Gaza. When the Arab League endorsed the Egyptian-drafted plan, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pardoned exiled former Fatah officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was widely perceived as a nod to Dahlan, Fatah's enforcer in Gaza before Hamas won the Palestinian legislative elections in 2006. When Dahlan fell out with Abbas in the occupied West Bank, he relocated to the UAE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It has been reported that the UAE is advocating for Dahlan to lead a committee governing Gaza and later replace octogenarian Abbas as president. Moreover, Sisi has a close relationship with Dahlan. The UAE is a pivotal backer of Sisi\u2019s cash-strapped administration. In 2024, it arranged a $35bn investment in Egypt\u2019s Mediterranean shore. However, the UAE and Egypt are supporting opposing flanks in a brutal civil fight in Sudan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to complicating matters, The Financial Times noted that the Trump administration is advocating for Sudan and the unrecognized government of Somaliland to get forcibly displaced Palestinians. According to reports, the Trump administration's nominee for Africa Affairs at the State Department, Peter Pham, is a vocal advocate of the UAE and Somaliland's independence. DP World, a state-owned company, operates the main port of Somaliland and trains the security forces there. DP World is the main power broker in Somaliland.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Emirates lobbying Trump to reject Egypt\u2019s Gaza plan with its political agenda","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"emirates-lobbying-trump-to-reject-egypts-gaza-plan-with-its-political-agenda","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-23 05:40:25","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7447","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7444,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_date_gmt":"2025-03-20 05:32:00","post_content":"\n
Tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk\u2019s two companies, SpaceX and Tesla, have submitted letters lobbying the U.S. trade representative on Trump <\/a>government tariff policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As reported by CNBC, the two companies had different letters for U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. The electric vehicle producer Tesla cautioned of the negative impact on its bottom line from tariffs and from duties put by other nations on U.S.-made products in retaliation for those tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, SpaceX complains that operating expenses for its Starlink internet satellite service are raised by trade barriers abroad, while foreign competitors experience no such costs in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The notes come as Musk leads the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a step to slash federal government spending and employee headcount at the direction of President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Trump is imposing stiff tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada, with China and Canada hitting back with retaliatory tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n