The AFL-CIO supported the confirmation of Katherine Tai to serve as U.S. trade representative (USTR). While chief trade counsel for the House Ways and Means Committee, Tai worked for stronger and better enforcement of our trade laws and remedies. The AFL-CIO was proud to partner with her to craft the North American Free Trade Agreement’s long-overdue replacement, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Under Tai, the USTR is poised to develop a forward-looking, pro-worker trade agenda that includes even stronger enforcement and labor protections for American workers and their counterparts across borders. The Senate confirmed Tai’s nomination on March 17, 2021
Vote result: Passed
YEAs: 98
NAYs: 0
Legislator Sort ascending | State | Party | Vote | |
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Sen. Todd Young | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Ron Wyden | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Roger Wicker | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Elizabeth Warren | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Raphael Warnock | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Mark Warner | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Chris Van Hollen | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Tommy Tuberville | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Patrick J. Toomey | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Thom Tillis | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. John Thune | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Jon Tester | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Dan Sullivan | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Debbie Stabenow | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Tina Smith | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema | ID ID | Yes | ||
Sen. Richard C. Shelby | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Tim Scott | Republican | Yes |