Key Senate Republican Urges Trump to Add ‘Foreign Pollution Fee’ to Possible Tariff Mix
Stalled bill that would levy surcharge on imports with higher ‘pollution intensity’ than U.S.-made products could emerge as tool in president’s trade policies. Some Senate Republicans want to give President Donald Trump another arrow to add to his tariff quiver in negotiating trade deals—a “foreign pollution fee” levied against imports with higher “pollution intensity” than