South Dakota Senator John Thune went to the floor Thursday and challenged the administration’s trade policy. “Trade has been a very low priority on the President’s list throughout the first two years of his administration,” said Thune. “To name just one example, it took the President a year-and-a-half to nominate a confirmable chief agricultural negotiator at the U.S. Trade Representatives’ Office.” Thune went on to say President Biden has de-emphasized free trade. “The administration is currently negotiating exactly zero comprehensive free trade agreements and its so-called trade initiative frameworks are largely flowery rhetoric.” Thune said the United States could easily reenter the trade arena by wrapping up the trade agreement with the United Kingdom.
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