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Hatch, Brady warn Lighthizer that his ISDS approach in NAFTA will risk congressional passage

March 14, 2018 at 7:57 AM
The chairmen of the Senate Finance and House Ways & Means committees will tell U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer he is seriously risking the chances that a NAFTA 2.0 will make it through Congress if he does not revise his approach on investor protections. In a letter set to be sent later this week, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) will point to the Obama administration’s disregarding of GOP advice when concluding the Trans-Pacific Partnership talks, which...


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