Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Pennsylvania's two senators asked the government to lower the Section 232 quota for South Korean oil country tubular goods, as was done during the coronavirus pandemic.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Ben Cardin, D-Md., the committee's ranking member, Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, and the chairman and ranking member of its Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere said they are "deeply concerned that the proposed judicial reforms in Mexico would undermine the independence and transparency of the country’s judiciary," which would jeopardize U.S. and Mexican economic interests. The Mexican president wants to pass judicial reform, which would have judges elected in the future.
American drone maker Anzu Robotics produces DJI drones, not its own designs, allege the leaders of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who is stepping down from leadership but remaining in the Senate, defended free trade in a speech in his home state last week.
The Coalition for a Prosperous America, which advocates for protecting American manufacturing, said the new Senate Finance Committee bill to restrict de minimis moves "things in the right direction," even more than the bill that passed the House Ways and Means Committee in the spring.
The leaders of the House Select Committee on China urged the Commerce Department this week to investigate whether Chinese Wi-Fi router manufacturer TP-Link Technologies Co. Ltd. threatens U.S. national security.
Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., urged the Commerce Department this week to investigate whether the fast-growing online shopping platform Temu, which is owned by Chinese company PDD Holdings, is violating U.S. trade laws.
Reps. Josh Harder, D-Calif., and Derrick Van Orden, R-Wis., introduced a bill Aug. 13 that would require canned foods to be clearly labeled with the country of origin.
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., urged Congress this month to pass two bills aimed at reducing U.S. reliance on China for critical minerals.
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., formally unveiled a widely anticipated bipartisan bill Aug. 8 that would restrict foreign goods from eligibility for de minimis shipments.