A new trade policy isn’t just emerging; it’s emerged. Six years after former President Donald Trump and his chief trade diplomat Robert Lighthizer imposed tariffs on nearly $400 billion worth of imported goods from China, President Biden has done the same.
In six short years, there is now a strong, bipartisan consensus that trade with China is a serious issue that is harming our nation, workers, and producers.
Generic drug exporter Zydus Lifesciences received poor marks again in April following a Food and Drug Administration inspection of its lab in Vadodara, a city in Gujarat state on India’s western coast.
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) banned the use of plastic syringes made in China on April 23 due to safety concerns, ahead of a warning letter dated April 24 to Ohio-based importer Cardinal Health by the Food and Drug Administration.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen faced a round of questioning that saw the Democrats applaud her, and the Republicans admonish her for a little over two hours during Tuesday’s House Ways & Means Committee hearing.
Despite USMCA being the “gold standard” trade agreement, Mexican trade problems are increasing with the U.S. The Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday brought up the
USTR Katherine Tai was repeatedly taken to task by farm state senators in Wednesday’s Senate Finance Committee hearing for what they see as lackluster attempts at opening markets for U.S. agriculture exports.
In 2022, during the last Congress, House Democrats passed the Import Security and Fairness Act, which would deny de minimis treatment for all Chinese merchandise.