Also: US Court of International Trade (CIT) rules against tariffs on downstream steel and aluminum products, a rare court win against the Trump administration’s Section 232 tariffs The April 5-11, 2021 roundup of major trade developments, with L.C. The Biden administration has launched an effort to get the international tax talks hosted by the OECD […]
To manage China, a bipartisan call for mending ties with allies
Also: the State Department’s report on this subject, the APEC and G20 summits, and the controversies over export subsidies and vaccine patents. The weekly trade report with L.C. Republicans on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee released a report calling for collaborating with allies against China. Last month Foreign Relations Committee Democrats released their own report, […]
Republican Senate not using subpoena powers or approving crucial nominees
The Democratic-Party-controlled House of Representatives has been using its subpoena powers 7-by-24 to paralyze a Republican presidency. What has the Republican Senate been doing with its equivalent subpoena powers? Is it investigating malfeasance and possible criminal activities among holdovers from previous Democratic administrations embedded in the IRS, FBI, and CIA? Is it approving crucial nominees […]
