Kaine says the administration is changing its APEP plans, but not moving fast enough

The Biden administration is pivoting toward a “new, revamped” approach to the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) contended on Wednesday, lamenting that progress on the Western Hemisphere-focused arrangement has lagged behind Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity negotiations. During a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on addressing economic coercion and increasing U.S. competitiveness, Kaine, who chairs the panel’s Western Hemisphere subcommittee, questioned Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment Jose Fernandez about APEP’s...