US trade representative defends Trump’s tariff plan in testimony to be delivered at Senate hearing

  • CNN
  • April 8, 2025
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President Donald Trump's US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer is expected to defend the administration's tariffs in remarks before the Senate Finance Committee at hearing Tuesday.

"Last Wednesday, President Trump declared a national emergency in response to the large and persistent trade deficit that has built up in recent years," Greer said according to a copy of his prepared remarks obtained by CNN. "This deficit is driven in part by non- reciprocal tariffs, trading barriers, and other economic policies pursued by our foreign trading partners. President Trump imposed tariffs to address this emergency."

Greer is expected to go on to say the president's "strategy is already bearing fruit" and that nearly "50 countries have approached me to discuss the President's new policy and explore how to achieve reciprocity."

Greer's hearing is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. ET.

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