Resist TAA expansion; remove supply-chain restrictions; mutual recognition with allies
Lassman urges resisting more Trade Adjustment Assistance spending, removing protectionist supply-chain restrictions (citing baby-formula rules), and enacting mutual recognition so products safe for EU/Japan markets are treated as safe for U.S. consumers.
Mandate
Mandate Ch. 26 (Trade) — The Case for Free Trade (Lassman): resist calls for more spending on trade adjustment assistance; remove never-needed supply chain restrictions that give families fewer places to turn (baby formula example); enact mutual recognition policies with allies—if safe enough for European or Japanese consumers, safe enough for Americans.
Undo plan
1) Maintain robust TAA or universal displaced-worker benefits so liberalization does not abandon trade-displaced workers.
2) Keep science-based FDA/USDA safety rules; reject automatic mutual recognition that imports lower foreign standards without equivalence review.
3) Reform baby-formula and similar bottlenecks via competitive entry and emergency import flexibility without gutting safety.
4) Publish equivalence determinations with public comment.
5) Verify: formula shortage metrics; TAA/UI take-up for displaced manufacturing workers.