CHINA/CONGRESS/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs, along with his actions to crack down on China’s trade practices, are further scrambling traditional alliances in Congress, drawing praise from some leading Democrats but worrying many Republicans who are pressuring the president and his trade team to minimize the impact of the actions…During separate hearings on Thursday 3-22-18], Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer heard pleas from lawmakers, including many Republicans, to curtail the actions’ effect on U.S. allies, on U.S. manufacturers that consume steel and face raising prices, and on major export industries that could suffer if other countries retaliate.”
-Josh Zumbrun and Siobhan Hughes, “Trump’s Moves on Trade Redraw Political Fault Lines,” The Wall Street Journal online, Mar. 21, 2018 7:00am