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Finance members say Lighthizer, not Ross, needed to move forward on NAFTA consultations

March 22, 2017 at 7:02 PM
Key members of the Senate Finance Committee this week said the process for consulting with the administration on negotiating objectives for NAFTA – and for notifying Congress by triggering a 90-day clock before official talks start – likely will not move forward without a confirmed U.S. Trade Representative in office. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT), ranking member Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS), a senior member of the Finance panel and chairman of the Agriculture Committee,...

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