Raimondo pledges to ‘think about’ codifying TTC

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on Wednesday told senators she would consider a suggestion that Congress codify the administration’s signature trade initiative with the European Union. Raimondo was the sole witness during a Senate Appropriations Commerce, Justice, science and related agencies subcommittee hearing on Commerce’s fiscal year 2024 budget request. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), who chairs the panel, asked Raimondo if she thought it would be “helpful” to codify the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council in law. “I need to think...