From August 30, 2022 post.
Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) today sent a letter to USTR Representative Katherine Tai urging her to keep the resurrection of the World Trade Organization (WTO) appellate body out of any dispute settlement reform negotiations at the WTO.
In part, the senators wrote:
“We are writing to express our deep concern with your comments indicating American cooperation in reassembling the WTO’s appellate body. As you may know, the United States has blocked new members to the appellate body since 2011, when the Obama Administration blocked an appointment, citing the WTO’s failure to protect American interests. The Trump Administration followed in this tradition. This rare bipartisan agreement was the result of a clear and consistent pattern of the WTO intentionally undermining American sovereignty, while enriching the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
The trade laws of the United States have been subject to more challenges than any other WTO Member and roughly a quarter of all disputes involve U.S. trade policy3. The variety of ways in which the Appellate Body has failed to live up to its intended purpose was cataloged in a 2020 report by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)…”
Original source can be found here
