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“Untrusted vendors” like Huawei pose a threat to U.S. national security, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Wednesday, offering the first indication that the Biden administration won’t roll back actions targeting the Chinese telecommunications giant.
The groups say Biden’s nominee “has the experience and expertise to secure greater market access for U.S. products and ensure enforcement of clear and fair rules with our trade partners.”
Grassley calls for the former Iowa governor (and Biden ag secretary) to be confirmed “as soon as possible.”
The commission expects to submit a report to the Senate Finance Committee by July 5, 2022.
President Biden’s pick for Commerce Department secretary, Gina Raimondo, on Tuesday told a Senate panel the agency under her watch would put national security first in dealing with China, but would take a step back to review Trump administration moves against Beijing.
The Iowa Republican senator said the former Iowa governor “spoke up for free trade” when he served as Agriculture secretary under President Obama.
“It has gotten harder and harder to break through the partisan gridlock and make progress on substantive policy, and that has contributed to my decision.”
“Everything we do must help advance working families and the American middle class. That certainly includes any trade agreements,” the press secretary said.
Maria Pagan, deputy general counsel in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative since the Obama administration, is serving as acting USTR, the White House officials confirmed on Wednesday.
China on Wednesday announced sanctions on 28 outgoing and former Trump administration officials including former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro, both of whom were frequently criticized by Chinese officials for their adversarial approaches toward Beijing.
The Rhode Island governor, tapped to serve as Commerce secretary, will be vetted on Jan. 26.
President-elect Joe Biden should work with Canada and Mexico to add the 2015 Paris Agreement to the list of multilateral environment agreements covered by the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, a group of 123 House lawmakers said this week.
Efforts to reform the Generalized System of Preferences will provide lawmakers important clues about the Biden administration’s trade policy approach, House Ways & Means trade subcommittee Chairman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) said this week.
Nora Todd, a longtime trade adviser for Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), is a top candidate to serve as chief of staff for President-elect Joe Biden’s pick for U.S. Trade Representative, Katherine Tai, sources tell Inside U.S. Trade.
Reps. Kevin Hern (R-OK), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) and Carol Miller (R-WV) were recommended by the Republican Steering Committee.
Whittaker is a former USTR lawyer who has served in the U.S. Mission to the WTO.
Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN), one of Capitol Hill’s most vocal critics of the Trump administration’s use of tariffs, on Tuesday said she would continue efforts to rein in executive tariff-making authority during the Biden administration.
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), poised to chair the Senate Finance Committee once the Democrats take control, said on Wednesday he hopes to move to confirm U.S. Trade Representative-designate Katherine Tai “very soon.”
The hearing will be held on Jan. 19.