Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today made the following comment on the President's forthcoming announcement of a new trade case against China over export restrictions on key materials used to manufacture hybrid car batteries, flat-screen televisions and other high-tech goods.  Last week, the Administration initiated a case against India on poultry products.  A few weeks earlier, the President announced plans to create a new Interagency Trade Enforcement Center within the office of the United States Trade Representative.

 

"The President is right to bring cases against U.S. trading partners that violate their obligations.  Every member of the World Trade Organization has to follow the same rules.  But this case and last week's case against India on poultry products undermine the need for the President's planned Interagency Trade Enforcement Center.  The cases show the United States is already capable of bringing enforcement actions without a new layer of government.  It's not clear whether a new office would lead to more cases or just create redundancy."

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