Exclusive: Rep. Tom Tiffany Debuts Bill Taking U.S. Out of World Trade Organization

Frances Martel - Breitbart - 10/04
Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-WI) introduced a bill that would withdraw Congressional approval for membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-WI) introduced a one-page bill on Thursday that would withdraw Congressional approval for the United States to be a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO), an international institution built to promote economic globalism and set standards for how countries do business.

In a statement shared with Breitbart News, Rep. Tiffany explained his stance that membership in the WTO harms America’s ability to trade fairly with the rest of the world, in part due to bias within the institution that favors communist China.

“The WTO has repeatedly overlooked China’s unfair trade practices and human rights abuses, undermined American farmers and manufacturers, and eroded our national sovereignty,” Rep. Tiffany said. “American trade policies should be made by American officials who are elected by American vote...
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