Select Committee Democrats Urge Commerce Department to Strengthen and Maintain U.S.-EU Technology and Trade Council

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the CCP, along with all other Democratic members of the Select Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick regarding recent reports that the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) seeks to end the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) and curtail its participation in export control dialogues with allies and partners.

In addition to Ranking Member Krishnamoorthi, the letter was co-signed by Reps. Shontel Brown (D-OH), André Carson (D-IN), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), Greg Stanton (D-AZ), Haley Stevens (D-MI), Jill Tokuda (D-HI), and Ritchie Torres (D-NY).

The members write in the letter, “Dissolving the Council would not only disrupt the critical work that has been done but also signal a retreat from U.S. commitment to collaborative leadership in setting global norms for critical and emerging technologies and promoting a rules-based economic order. We strongly urge the Commerce Department to maintain and strengthen its commitment to the TTC and other mechanisms for transatlantic cooperation.”

The full letter can be found here.

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