Let’s Make a Deal With Canada on Softwood, US Senators Urge Biden Administration

Let’s Make a Deal With Canada on Softwood, US Senators Urge Biden Administration
Minister of Economic Development, Minister of International Trade and Minister of Small Business and Export Promotion Mary Ng, right, looks on as United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai speaks during a joint news conference in Ottawa, May 5, 2022. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
|Updated:

Two U.S. lawmakers are urging the Biden administration’s trade ambassador to make a deal with Canada on softwood lumber.

Democrat Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and South Dakota Republican Sen. John Thune also say further tariff relief on imports from Canada would take inflationary pressure off the U.S. housing market.