Thursday, December 24, 2009
EXXEL RECEIVES CONGRESSIONAL HELP
Exxel Outdoors, Inc, which manufactures sleeping bags in Haleyville has asked and received help from members of Congress. Senator Jeff Sessions, R-AL has put a hold on a bill which which has already passed the House in order to add language which would revoke eligibility for sleeping bags to enter the U.S. duty-free. This proposed change was made on behalf of Exxel  in order to allow fair competition with a South Korean manufacturer which had set up shop in Bangladesh, which has duty-free import status to the U.S. 
NATIONAL JOURNAL ARTICLE
CONGRESSMAN ROBERT ADERHOLT STATEMENT
INSIDE US TRADE ARTICLE