Month: August 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C., (August 27, 2021) — Americans for Free Trade spokesperson Jonathan Gold today released the following statement calling on United States Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai to extend all tariff exclusions for products needed to combat COVID-19 and reinstate tariffs exclusions for other Section 301 products.
 
“As the Delta variant continues to surge across the nation, it is critical that the Biden administration does everything it can to protect American workers, consumers, and businesses – including extending tariff exclusions on products used to fight COVID-19. We are calling on Ambassador Tai to issue an immediate blanket extension on any and all products needed to fight the pandemic. In order to help sustain our economy, USTR should strongly consider granting and reinstating exclusions to all the products identified by the U.S. International Trade Commission in the revision to its 2020 report.”

WASHINGTON, D.C., (August 5, 2021) — Today, Americans for Free Trade spokesperson Jonathan Gold released the following statement ahead of the Washington state trade policy roundtables in which United States Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai and Representative Suzan DelBene (D-WA-1) are participating.

“Americans for Free Trade would like to thank Congresswoman DelBene for her leadership and efforts to provide worker-centric trade policies alongside Ambassador Tai and the Biden administration. In order for American businesses, workers, farmers, and manufacturers to reach their full potential, however, Congress must work with the administration to lift the harmful tariffs that remain in place and end the trade war with China. Americans have paid over $90 billion in tariffs since the trade war began, including $2.3 billion in Washington state alone. Lifting the tariffs is a commonsense solution that will boost the economy and truly allow a worker-centric trade agenda to thrive.”

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