Sen. Lee's trade bill gains little traction in Congress, wins praise of free-market groups

A bill proposed by Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) that would mandate congressional review of any duties or other trade measures the executive branch wants to take hasn't garnered any cosponsors yet, but it has won the praise of a handful of free-market groups that see it as a congressional bulwark against protectionism. The trade bill, known as the Global Trade Accountability Act , was introduced on day one of Trump's presidency. The bill wascrafted as a means of “putting brakes...