interests abroad comes as the USTR withdrew support for strong digital trade provisions at the World Trade Organization and in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework and removed several key digital trade barriers from the congressionally-mandated National Trade Estimate report. [...] That letter outlines the impact of digital trade across sectors, and the importance of ensuring that the United States has a seat at the table in order to help write the rules of the road, both for creators and small and medium-sized businesses that must adapt to the changing digital landscape.” “Here's my question. [...] This creates new opportunities for consumers and workers alike, this is an opportunity for us to advance our global competitiveness, increasingly services industries and IT-related industries, are an important part of Indiana’s economy and the rest of the country’s economy.” I happen to believe, and I think our committee has demonstrated on a broadly bipartisan basis that digital trade is increasi. [...] It is also a requirement of the 2015 bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act.” “Yet USTR has continuously failed to protect digital trade, USTR pulled back on its support for digital trade protections at the WTO, sidelined digital trade negotiations in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework deal, and most recently failed to include digital trade barriers in the 2024 National. [...] digital trade policy has consistently been a bipartisan issue in this Chamber and in this Congress, and Congress has remained committed to supporting the promotion of digital trade and the removal of foreign barriers to digital trade that directly harm our companies right here in the United States.
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