Ways & Means Republicans eye future probe into TRIPS waiver talks

Republicans on the House Ways & Means Committee are preparing for “rigorous oversight and investigation” into the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative’s part in negotiations leading up to a recent World Trade Organization decision related to intellectual property and COVID-19 vaccines – if the GOP retakes the House majority following the midterm election next month. Ways & Means Committee ranking member Kevin Brady (R-TX) and trade subcommittee ranking member Adrian Smith (R-NE), in a letter to USTR Katherine Tai...