Raimondo: GOP budget plan would curtail trade enforcement efforts

A budget plan proposed by House Republicans would “massively” slow down U.S. trade enforcement efforts as the Commerce Department strives to address evolving challenges posed by China, Secretary Gina Raimondo warned on Tuesday. “We need every bit of enforcement capacity that we have – and then some,” Raimondo said during a discussion with American Iron and Steel Institute President and CEO Kevin Dempsey at AISI’s annual general meeting in Washington. The “Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023,” narrowly pushed through...