WASHINGTON, D.C. (NAFB) – U.S. Trade Ambassador Katherine Tai pushed back on GOP claims Wednesday that new trade deals are on the back burner in the Biden Administration.

Challenged by top Finance Republican Mike Crapo to show the Biden trade agenda is not putting deals with the UK and Kenya on the back burner, Tai stated.

But Tai described only a review of how those talks can meet Biden’s “Build Back Better” goals, after first getting through the pandemic, while not answering if the White House would seek to extend ‘fast track’ power to speed a UK deal through Congress.

On China, and whether to continue some 370 (B) billion in Trump tariffs on Chinese goods that have hurt U.S. industries, including agriculture.

And on USMCA…

 

Including, to deal with Mexico’s bans or those pending on GMO corn and glyphosate.

Tai also announced the U.S. has triggered a USMCA review by Mexico of a crackdown on labor organizing at a GM factory.