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OMB Blasts Appropriations Bill's Proposal To Put USTR Into Commerce

June 25, 2015 at 8:22 PM
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) this week blasted language in a pending appropriations bill that would move the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative into the Department of Commerce, warning that it would be harmful to international trade negotiations without achieving any wider efficiencies. The appropriations bill for Commerce, Justice, Science and related agencies approved by the full Senate Appropriations Committee on June 11 links the availability of funds for USTR to this consolidation. The consolidation, which originated...

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