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Hatch to reschedule Lighthizer vote to seek yes votes from Brown, other Democrats

By Jack Caporal  / April 4, 2017 at 1:45 PM
Editor's note: After publication of this story, the Senate Finance Committee announced that the markup would still be held on Thursday , but at 9:50 a.m. The Senate Finance Committee will reschedule a session to consider the nomination of President Trump’s pick for U.S. Trade Representative, Robert Lighthizer, to ensure that Democratic member Sherrod Brown (OH) -- who told Inside U.S. Trade he is likely to vote in favor of Lighthizer -- and other Democrats can be present...

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