Top US House Democrat on trade issues committed to reversing 'unjustified' tariffs
U.S. Representative Richard Neal, the Democrat who is expected to regain the chairmanship of the tax- and trade-focused House Ways and Means Committee, said on Friday that he is committed to reversing President Donald Trump's "unjustified" tariffs and "backroom deals" on trade. In an address to a trade conference hosted by the Biden administration's former U.S. Trade Representative, Katherine…
U.S. Representative Richard Neal pledged on Friday to challenge President Donald Trump's "unjustified" tariffs and secretive trade agreements. Speaking at a trade forum organized by the former U.S. Trade Representative under the Biden administration, Katherine Tai, Neal emphasized that Trump's "deliberately chaotic and unjustified trade policies" have led to higher living expenses and widening disparity between the average worker and the affluent.
Following their substantial victory in the recent midterm elections, Democrats now control over 250 seats in the House of Representatives and a minimum of 54 in the Senate, granting them considerable power to enact legislation aimed at rescinding certain Trump tariffs and the legislation supporting them. Removing punitive duties on Canadian products appears to be a probable target.
Neal affirmed, "I am dedicated to reversing Trump's unjustified tariffs and advancing trade policies."
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