The Senate voted 81-15 Thursday to advance the nomination of Robert Lighthizer as U.S. trade representative for a final vote, expected to be held Friday.
Lighthizer is a lawyer who has represented the manufacturing and agriculture sectors in his private practice and served as deputy U.S. trade representative under President Ronald Reagan. Lighthizer has been a defender of Trump’s skeptical approach to international trade deals.
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