Peoria Standard

Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee and the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, has issued a statement in response to the Biden Administration's recent publication of its Section 301 four-year review and announcement of new tariffs on China.

LaHood said, “The Trump Administration’s approach to China was effective in bringing them to the table to achieve the Phase One agreement. It’s long overdue that the Biden Administration complete this review, yet they remain far behind in outlining any substantive trade policy to strengthen our economic competitiveness and address China's malign activity."

He further added that costs from tariffs will inevitably be passed down to American consumers. This situation puts U.S. agriculture at risk of retaliation, which Congress must be prepared to address.

"As Congress conducts necessary work to strengthen our competitive posture towards China and protect our national security interests, the Biden Administration’s failure to advance any meaningful trade agenda, especially in the Indo-Pacific, threatens farmers, producers, workers, and our economy,” LaHood concluded.