Senate appropriators press Tai on tariff exclusions, approach to China

Lawmakers from both parties on Wednesday urged U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai to heed repeated congressional calls to restart restarting a robust exclusion process for Section 301 tariffs on goods from China and for details on how the administration plans to address unfair Chinese trade practices. “It’s not a request, Ambassador Tai, it’s a directive,” Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), chair of the Senate Appropriations Commerce, Justice, science and related agencies subcommittee, said about language in the 2022 Omnibus Appropriations Act...