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 | State Sort descending | Party | Vote | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sen. Brian Schatz | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Mazie K. Hirono | Democrat | Not Voting | ||
Sen. Charles E. Grassley | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Joni Ernst | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Michael D. Crapo | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Jim Risch | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Richard J. Durbin | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Tammy Duckworth | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Mike Braun | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Todd Young | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Roger Marshall | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Jerry Moran | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Mitch McConnell | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Rand Paul | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Bill Cassidy | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. John Kennedy | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Edward J. Markey | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Elizabeth Warren | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Chris Van Hollen | Democrat | Yes |