Bipartisan enthusiasm for trade with Africa beamed forth from the Senate Finance Committee Wednesday against a wider backdrop of competition with China and an ongoing reassessment of U.S. trade postures. Senators on both sides of the aisle acknowledged the many points of agreement they had on extending the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), two programs that knock down trade restrictions on African products. "I'm pleased to join in this pro-trade love fest that we're having here today," Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) said. He called the hearing a "refreshing development," a possible reference…
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