International Trade
As the chair of the Senate Finance Committee’s subcommittee on International Trade, Customs and Global Competitiveness, Senator Wyden has worked to ensure that the U.S. is able to compete in a global marketplace. His work has exposed lapses in U.S. enforcement of trade laws and he has issued multiple reports illustrating how unfair trade practices -- especially those employed in China -- are harming U.S. workers and industries. Wyden successfully led Senate efforts to back the United Steelworkers petition to get the Obama Administration to launch a trade case against China for its subsidies in the clean energy technology sector and was the first to call on Obama to establish a national strategy on exports.
In 2008, Wyden authored an amendment to the Lacey Act to combat trade in illegally harvested timber. Endorsed by labor, timber and environmental groups, the Wyden amendment requires importers of wood products to show documentation that the wood was obtained legally. This law is being replicated in Europe and Australia and is now part of the U.S. trade negotiating position in international trade talks: requiring trading partners in the Pacific Rim to similarly discourage illegal logging.
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Wyden Presses USTR Kirk for Sunshine on Trade Negotiations
Posted on 06/21/12 -
IYCMI: Wyden Statement Introducing "Congressional Oversight Over Trade Negotiations Act"
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Posted on 05/23/12 -
Wyden Statement on Commerce Dept. Ruling That Chinese Solar Companies Violated Trade Rules, Will Face Tariffs
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee’s subcommittee on Trade, issued the following statement after the U.S. Commerce Department ruled today that Chinese-made Solar panel producers were violating trade rules and that the U.S. wou...…Read More
Posted on 05/17/12 -
NEWS CONFERENCE: Senator Ron Wyden, Oregon Department of Agriculture Director Katy Coba, and Representatives of the Oregon Agriculture Industry
WHO: Senator Ron Wyden Katy Coba, director, Oregon Department of Agriculture &...…Read More
Posted on 04/27/12 -
ADVISORY: Wyden to Chair Hearing on Trade Opportunities for U.S. Agriculture to the Asia Pacific Region
Seeking to explore ways to expand exports of U.S. agriculture and high-value food products to the booming market found in the Asia Pacific region, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) will chair a hearing of the Senate Finance Committee’s Subcommittee on International Trad...…Read More
Posted on 04/17/12 -
Wyden Statement on Commerce’s Preliminary Decision to Address Subsidized Solar Panel Imports from China
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) issued the following statement responding to the Commerce Department’s preliminary decision that Chinese-made solar are imported in violation of international trade rules. The investigation was sought by American manufac...…Read More
Posted on 03/20/12 -
Wyden Presses USTR Kirk On ACTA & TPP
Posted on 03/07/12 |