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 Speaks on Energy Policy at Portland City Club
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Posted on 01/22/13 | -
Wyden Attends 10th Annual Oregon Leadership Summit
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Posted on 12/05/12 -
Wyden statement on U.S. International Trade Commission solar trade ruling
U. S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) issued the following statement following the U.S. International Trade Commission ruling today confirming that Chinese solar panel imports harm U.S. manufacturers. “It is unfortunate that China still refuses to play by the gl...…Read More
Posted on 11/07/12 -
Wyden: U.S. should reconsider rubber-stamping LNG exports as part of a 21st-Century energy policy
In response to questions about the impact of trade negotiations on U.S. natural gas exports, U. S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) issued the following statement: “The provision of the Natural Gas Act that grants automatic approval of natural gas exports to coun...…Read More
Posted on 11/02/12 -
Wyden Letter to the Editor: China’s subsidy of solar panels
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Posted on 10/31/12 -
Wyden statement on Commerce Department’s Chinese solar panel enforcement decision
Washington, D.C. - U. S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) issued a statement following the U.S. Commerce Department’s decision on counteracting illegal trade practices by Chinese solar panel manufacturers: “I am glad the administration intends to act against cheating by...…Read More
Posted on 10/10/12 -
Senate and House members call on Commerce Department to stop Chinese solar companies from dodging U.S. trade laws
Eight members of U.S. Congress, led by Sen. Ron Wyden, (D-Ore.) asked the Commerce Department to close a loophole in its preliminary decision to crack down on illegal trade practices by Chinese solar panel manufacturers, in a letter sent Thursday. House Ways a...…Read More
Posted on 09/27/12