Top U.S. House Trade Lawmaker To Focus On Enforcing International Pacts

  • The top lawmaker on trade matters in the U.S. House of Representatives, Richard Neal, said on Tuesday that he will focus this year on enforcing U.S. trade agreements and working with the Biden administration to combat China's use of forced labor in its western Xinjiang region.
  • The lawmaker is also open to negotiating new trade agreements with Britain and the European Union.
  • The Massachusetts Democrat also said he would work closely with U.S. Trade Representative nominee Katherine Tai "to make sure that we aggressively enforce all the provisions" in the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

(Source: Reuters)