Ross pledges not to crowd out USTR, says NAFTA changes to be top trade task

President-elect Trump’s pick for Commerce secretary, Wilbur Ross, told the Senate Commerce Committee during his Jan. 18 confirmation hearing that he and his office will not poach powers from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative -- and said renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement will be a “very early” priority for the Trump administration. “We’re well aware of the legislative powers of the U.S. Trade Representative, and obviously neither the president or I will try to do anything...