The U.S government has received 11,565 requests for exemptions from tariffs on Chinese exports, only 612 have made it through to the final stage so far. We examined trade policy in the 116th Congress in a recent meeting with Rep. Stephanie Murphy. Also: Dell has increased prices in response to tariff costs and seen no impact in demand while furniture maker Natuzzi is having to cut costs to offset higher duties; Mondelez has bagged increased coffee imports from Brazil; an inland port at Gainesville could help Home Depot among others; President Trump has held out the prospect that talks wi...