Inside Trade

December 7, 2024

Senate Democrats urge Biden to maintain or boost tariffs on Chinese goods

By Dan Dupont  / May 2, 2024 at 10:25 AM
Seven Senate Democrats, including three gunning for re-election in swing states, are urging the Biden administration to maintain or increase tariffs on goods from China. In a May 1 letter to President Biden and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai , Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and six others cite the administration’s ongoing review of tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of goods from China in advocating that none be rolled back. “As...

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