Items Tagged with 'Ron Wyden'

President Donald Trump may have put Canadian and Mexican tariffs on ice, but import-dependent industries serving farmers are still feeling some tariff whiplash and face new duties on China. 

President Donald Trump told reporters in the Oval Office Friday that there is nothing Mexico, Canada and China can do to avoid new tariffs slated to go into effect Saturday, and suggested the rates could eventually increase. The American Farm Bureau Federation appealed to Trump for a targeted approach with specific exemptions for fuel and fertilizer imports.

Treasury Secretary-designate Scott Bessent told lawmakers in his confirmation hearing that he would protect U.S. farmers from any tariff retaliation by pushing China to live up to its purchasing commitments under the phase one deal.

Some lawmakers are concerned about the future of a trade preference program for sub-Saharan Africa after a last-ditch effort to pass the bill this Congress fell short.

Former U.S. Trade Representative and trade policy architect Robert Lighthizer has so far been overlooked for key economic policy roles — a move some who worked closely with him say could hamper Trump's trade policymaking.

The Biden administration should press Colombia to prevent a probe into U.S. corn subsidies, a bipartisan group of lawmakers say. 

President-elect Donald Trump has picked hedge fund manager and Scott Bessent as his Treasury Secretary nominee, prompting criticism from Senate Finance Democrats of "rich political donor" potentially helming the department. 

Michael Papaleo has transitioned from executive vice president and chief procurement officer to strategic advisor for the coming year at C&S Wholesale Grocers. Mark McGowan was promoted to lead C&S’s merchandising organization and Andrew Connell was promoted to lead procurement, demand planning and inbound planning.

Valley Milk added Ron O’Brien to staff as a commodity risk management advisor. Fresh Taste Produce CEO Sal Sarraino died on Sept. 24. 

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai faced another panel of lawmakers frustrated by the Biden administration's trade policies, which do not involve any efforts to negotiate long-term free-trade agreements.