While the trade war continues to devastate the economy, the Biden administration announced they will keep the previous administration’s failed tariff policy in place.
Category: Trade
If COVID-19 and vaccination rates were the issue, then why did Prime Minister Trudeau lift his restrictions and start allowing Americans to travel to Canada on August 9th?
The trade war is a failed policy of the previous administration, and we are disappointed to hear that the current tariffs will remain in effect. Leaving the tariffs in place will only continue the harm they’ve done to the American economy.
"Tariffs hurt businesses throughout the country and it’s time for a new approach to working with our trading partners that relieves the weight of the current tariffs and finally brings an end to this misguided trade war.”
Senate Democrats’ tax proposals would severely disadvantage U.S. businesses relative to their foreign competitors with tax increases under Foreign-Derived Intangible Income (FDII) and the Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI) minimum tax, resulting in fewer jobs, lower wages, and decreased investment in U.S. manufacturing and innovation.
GO HERE TO TELL CONGRESS: IMPEACH BIDEN! Americans for Free Trade spokesperson Jonathan Gold released the following statement calling on United States Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai to extend all tariff exclusions for products needed to combat COVID-19 and reinstate tariffs exclusions for other Section 301 products. “As the Delta variant continues to surge across the … Continue reading Biden may hike tariff taxes on products that fight COVID
GO HERE TO TELL CONGRESS: IMPEACH BIDEN! --- U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) sent a letter to United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai urging her to prioritize a comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) with the Republic of Kenya. A U.S.-Kenya FTA is the appropriate next step in recognizing and strengthening relations, economic opportunities and a … Continue reading Biden administration urged to prioritize new trade agreement with Kenya
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined his colleagues, Sens. Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) in introducing the Exposing Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act to prohibit state and local governments from interfering with the production or manufacture of agricultural products in other states. This will prevent states like California from radically regulating how … Continue reading Senate moves to save America’s bacon from California pork ban
U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) this week introduced the Anti-BDS Labeling Act to prohibit the Biden administration from reversing current guidelines that require Israeli goods produced in areas … Continue reading Biden imposing anti-Semitic product labels
U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, released the following statement applauding the first U.S. rice sales to Iraq in two years: “These purchases are great news for our rice producers. I appreciate Ambassador Tueller’s efforts that led to this breakthrough, as these sales are a … Continue reading US rice sales to Iraq resume after two years