Following 232 reports' release, Schumer lifts one Commerce hold but keeps another to prod Trump
After the Commerce Department on Friday released long-awaited reports on the national security implications of steel and aluminum imports , Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced he would lift a hold on the administration's nominee for a top Commerce trade position as a “show of good faith” – but said he would preserve another hold until President Trump acts on Commerce’s Section 232 recommendations. Schumer last October announced the holds on the nominations of Gil Kaplan for under secretary...