Ohio Democratic Senate candidate Tim Ryan urges Biden to keep China tariffs
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In a letter sent to Biden Thursday, exclusively reviewed by Fox News Digital, Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan wrote urging the administration to keep tariffs against China in place.
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The Biden administration is considering a draw down of tariffs on Chinese goods in an effort to combat record-high inflation in the U.S., and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo confirmed the potential move on Sunday, saying Biden has personally asked her team to look into the issue. Inflation in the U.S. hit a 40-year high in March and is expected to escalate in the coming months.
The congressman, who is running for Senate in Ohio against Trump-backed Republican JD Vance, argues that tariff reductions would "strip the U.S. of leverage in negotiations with China, inundate American companies with a slew of imports they may not be able to withstand, and would essentially reward China for failing to comply with the Phase One Agreement."