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Trade and Commerce Divide; Genetic Divide

Trade and Commerce Divide Populist Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-Connecticut) wants her Democratic colleagues to undermine corporate America by disrupting trade negotiations and removing investor state protections. The Biden Administration has already mostly stalled industry’s desire for FTA’s. Meanwhile, two powerful Democrats, Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (Oregon) and House Ways & Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (Massachusetts) are urging trade talks with Kenya be upgraded to an FTA. Representative Maria Salazar (R-Florida) wants Argentina added to President Biden’s Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity. Washington remains divided over what course to take on trade and commerce, though...

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