Sen. Scott Urges Federal Government to Impose Tariffs on Foreign Generic Drugs

Sen. Scott Urges Federal Government to Impose Tariffs on Foreign Generic Drugs

Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) speaks during a news conference in the U.S. Capitol on July 11, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) is urging the Trump administration to immediately impose Section 232 tariffs on foreign generic medicines, warning that the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain is vulnerable because of its ā€œoverreliance on adversaries,ā€ particularly communist China.

Scott, chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging and member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent an Oct. 3 letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. The senator applauded the two officials for their work on ā€œadvancing President [Donald] Trump’s America First agenda and protecting Americans from foreign adversarial threats.ā€
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