USTR to Testify in Senate Appropriations Committee
The Senate Appropriations Committee's subcommittee responsible for the Commerce, Justice, Science, and related agencies' spending bill will hear from the U.S. trade representative on Oct. 21. The subcommittee is led by Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan.
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In the report for the CJS bill, the committee wrote that they recommend that the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative receive $65 million, $6 million more than in FY 2025.
That report also asked that the USTR and the commerce secretary "fully evaluate and consider the impact foreign tariffs and other retaliatory actions have on U.S. farmers and ranchers when negotiating with trade partners and in making trade-related decisions."
It also said the senators on the committee are "concerned that the administration has not shared which countries have solicited negotiations, commenced negotiations, or both, with the United States. USTR is directed to brief the Committee, within 45 days of enactment of this act, on which countries have solicited negotiations regarding tariffs, detailed information on any agreements reached in response, and the status of active negotiations."