Washington, D.C. – Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee and the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, released the following statement after the Biden Administration published its Section 301 four-year review and announcement of new tariffs on China:
“The Trump Administration’s approach to China was effective in bringing them to the table to achieve the Phase One agreement. It’s long overdue that the Biden Administration complete this review, yet they remain far behind in outlining any substantive trade policy to strengthen our economic competitiveness and address China's malign activity. At the same time, costs from tariffs will undoubtedly be passed down to American consumers and this puts U.S. agriculture squarely in the crosshairs of any retaliation, which Congress must be prepared to address. As Congress conducts necessary work to strengthen our competitive posture towards China and protect our national security interests, the Biden Administration’s failure to advance any meaningful trade agenda, especially in the Indo-Pacific, threatens farmers, producers, workers, and our economy.”
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