Tai, Raimondo defend engagement with Congress on IPEF; Wyden unmoved

The Biden administration has “consistently engaged” with Congress during its negotiation of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said this week, responding to Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR) and other members of the panel who have called on the administration to seek congressional approval for and provide greater transparency in the talks. Wyden, however, says Tai and Raimondo are failing to meet lawmakers on a “common understanding” needed...