U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai is set to deliver a speech Monday about the Biden administration’s approach to U.S.-China trade, an issue that has taken a back seat to the domestic agenda the president is struggling to get through Congress.
 
Also on Monday, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will announce details of a loan guarantee program aimed at expanding meat processing capacity and reducing the impact of plant disruptions that depress livestock prices and cause spikes in retail meat prices.
 
Biden’s top congressional priorities have been thrown in doubt after House Democratic leaders canceled a vote Friday on a bipartisan infrastructure bill. The decision to put off the vote came after Biden met with the Democratic caucus Friday and sided with progressives in linking passage of the infrastructure bill with approval of his larger Build Back Better package of social spending and climate policy.
 
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