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Chair urges strong U.S. leadership at WTO ministerial, backs permanent digital-trade moratorium
Summary
The committee chair opened a hearing on U.S. objectives for the World Trade Organization's MC14, urging congressional oversight, WTO reform, and a permanent moratorium on customs duties for electronic transmissions to benefit U.S. businesses.
The chair opened a congressional hearing on U.S. objectives for the World Trade Organization's 14th ministerial conference (MC 14), saying the session comes at "an important time for international trade." The chair said Congress broadly supports strong U.S. leadership at the WTO and expressed alignment with the administration's priorities heading into the ministerial in Cameroon.
The chair framed the administration's goals as rebalancing global trade by increasing market access for U.S. exports, removing unfair…
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