Tai: U.S. must figure out how to ‘thread the needle’ on tariff strategy
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative under Katherine Tai will take a nuanced and comprehensive approach to tariffs, including those already in place, eyeing them as “legitimate” tools, the nominee said on Thursday. During her confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday, Tai was asked about her stance on tariffs applied via Section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974 and Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, both of which were employed extensively by...