U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer headlines a busy week, testifying before the Senate Finance and House Ways & Means Committees on the administration's trade agenda on Wednesday and Thursday -- his first time before the panels as USTR.
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The Trump administration will seek to advance U.S. interests in its trade relationship with New Delhi when Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits the White House on Monday by seeking greater market access in India via a reduction in tariffs and raising the issue of intellectual property protection, a senior White House official said Friday.
Democratic lawmakers are raising concerns about the effectiveness of labor provisions in free trade agreements after the U.S. lost a labor dispute to Guatemala.
Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee say the Trump administration led them to believe he would not advance the controversial nomination of Scott Garrett for Export-Import Bank chairman and president, but would instead nominate Spencer Bachus -- announced in April as a pick for the bank's board -- for that slot while submitting the names of two Democrats for the board.
Fear of retaliation against U.S. producers should not deter the Trump administration from defending America’s interests through every “legitimate” tool available -- including Section 232 investigations into the national security impact of imports, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer told the House Ways & Means Committee on Thursday.
China on Thursday urged the U.S. to use caution in its Section 232 investigation into the national security implications of aluminum imports, arguing that the World Trade Organization's “legal framework” does not permit members to impose trade restrictions through an “abusive invocation” of national security.
The Trump administration does not believe that Mexico must implement reforms to improve workers’ rights before Congress votes to approve and implement a redone NAFTA, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer told members of the Ways & Means Committee during a June 22 hearing.
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An interview with New Zealand's trade minister.
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The American Institute for International Steel, flanked by other steel-consuming industry groups, is calling on Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to hold an additional public hearing on the department's Section 232 investigation into the national security implications of steel imports.
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“It’s something that the secretary of the Treasury and I have to come to grips with here in the not-too-distant future,” the USTR testified.
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Both groups want the U.S. to hold India accountable for tariff cuts it pledged to enact under the Information Technology Agreement.
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“We have a plan, I expect to follow that plan and make that text available and I expect the chairman to instantly tell me when I haven’t.”
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“We ask that you sit with us for a substantive discussion of the role trade plays in the economy of our region.”
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