TPA Needed The Biden Administration initially placed U.S. trade policy initiatives on ice pending what it described as building back better U.S. economic competitiveness. That ice is now melting. The White House previously claimed that the Ind-Pacific Economic Framework it is pursuing is so lame it does not require Congressional approval, though there are members in the legislative branch that disagree with this position. Now this week it says it wants to update FTA’s in the Western Hemisphere to cover new issues such as digital trade, STE’s, plus labor and environmental standards. Meanwhile, African leaders this week suggested that AGOA needs to be updated.  Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen tries to word garble around all...