Crapo, Grassley urge administration to fill USTR chief IP negotiator role

Senate Finance Committee ranking member Mike Crapo (R-ID) and fellow Finance member Chuck Grassley (R-IA) on Tuesday urged the Biden administration to nominate a candidate for chief intellectual property negotiator in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, a deputy-level position created near the end of the Obama administration that has never been filled. Crapo, during a Finance meeting to vote on the nominations of Sarah Bianchi and Jayme White for deputy USTR posts, said the vote “highlights the Administration...