Katherine Tai Holds Ground on Free Trade, Market Access, in Senate Finance Hearing
Members of the Senate Finance Committee try convincing USTR Katherine Tai of the importance of free trade. She explains why, and where, that might not work.
In Senate Finance ‘Leveling the Playing Field’ Hearing on Trade, De Minimis Takes Center Stage
The Senate Committee on Finance discusses trade, as witnesses led by FedEx throw support behind the de minimis duty-free imports rule.
Senator J.D. Vance for Senate Finance Committee
Senator J.D. Vance of Ohio needs to be on the Senate Finance Committee for the good of the country. Even if Senator McConnell, the top Republican in the Senate, isn’t convinced about the good of the country part, he should see that not assigning Vance to Finance will surely doom Republicans to minority status in…
Beyond Beef Labels, Latest Amendment To Senate “China Bill” Mostly Bad
An amendment to the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (formerly Endless Frontier) is good for beef country of origin labeling, bad for tariffs. Here’s why.
In Senate Hearing, Wyden Says U.S. “Laser-Focused” On Out-Competing China
Katherine Tai fields questions on tariff removals, exemptions, and the revival of TPP.
CPA response to Wyden-Brown-Warner International Taxation Overhaul Framework
On April 23, 2021, the Coalition for a Prosperous America responded to the request for comments by the staff of the Senate Finance Committee regarding a tax framework proposal made by Senator Wyden, Senator Brown, and Senator Warner. April 23, 2021 The Honorable Ron Wyden Chairman United States Senate Committee on Finance 219 Dirksen Senate…
How Made in China 2025 Will Be Partially Funded By Wall Street
From retail investors in China ETFs, to Wall Street’s largest investment firms, China’s new technologies can always count on tens of millions of dollars of inflows from Americans. What do we get in return?
Senate Panel on China Starts Calling Out American Corporations Wedded To CCP
A recent Senate Finance Committee hearing on the China threat bodes well for ongoing bipartisan support for American manufacturing. There are right ways and wrong ways to go about this. The wrong way: waiting for allies. The right way: revamping tariff laws that makes reindustrialization profitable.