The continuing damage to businesses and farmers from the trade stand off between China and the U.S. is a sign that Congress needs to reinsert itself into the trade policy-making process again, argues Clark Packard, a trade policy counsel at the R Street Institute, a center-right think tank. He warns that boosting tariffs on Chinese imports “has the potential to spiral out of control.” And CQ Roll Call’s Ellyn Ferguson explains where legislation currently pending in Congress stands.

Show Notes:

• Trump says China would best Buttigieg even as his own trade talks slow
• Chill in China trade talks is all Biden’s fault, Trump says
• Trump would veto tariffs-limiting legislation, Kudlow says