Economy
March 14, 2017
Robert Lighthizer at Hearing for US Trade Rep Today
Written by Sandy Williams
Robert Lighthizer faces the Senate confirmation hearings today without the congressional waiver needed to take the post of U.S. Trade Representative.
A waiver is required because of a provision prohibiting individuals who worked on behalf of foreign governments in trade negotiations with the United States from becoming the U.S. trade representative. Lighthizer’s work on behalf of Brazil and a government controlled entity in China put him in this category.
