Lighthizer floats ‘model’ currency provision for NAFTA, other agreements

Senate Finance Committee ranking member Ron Wyden (D-OR) said Wednesday that U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer has expressed interest in ensuring that a currency provision is included in a retooled NAFTA. Following a meeting involving Finance members and administration officials to discuss NAFTA negotiating priorities, Wyden told reporters he brought up the issue of currency with Lighthizer -- stressing that he was “sort of surprised” it had not yet come up. Lighthizer, he said, signaled interest in including a currency...