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Bedspring maker lobbies for trade bill

2014-11-17 01:09:21| Furniture - Topix.net

Bedspring maker lobbies for trade bill Bedspring manufacturer pushes Congress to protect against unfair trade 'dumping' Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/1uyZOrF WASHINGTON - Leggett & Platt, the world's largest bedspring supplier, decided earlier this year that Congress needed a wake-up call about the impact of illegal imports flooding the U.S. market from foreign competitors in China and elsewhere. The Carthage, Mo., company hired a politically wired Washington lobbying firm to convince key lawmakers they needed to crack down on the problem.

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