Lighthizer Scores a Trifecta of Wins for Trump’s Trade Agenda

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Lighthizer Scores a Trifecta of Wins for Trump’s Trade Agenda
By Jenny Leonard
December 15, 2019, 8:13 AM CST

    U.S. trade chief just had a big week delivering key priorities
    More talks needed to rebalance China relationship: Lighthizer

It’s almost like Christmas came early for U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer.

Last week, he delivered on two of President Donald Trump’s most important economic priorities after months of tense discussions, and notched a win far from Washington on an issue of global importance that he himself had angled to get for decades.

Within days, the trade representative announced an agreement with House Democrats on the renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement, finalized the terms of a partial deal with China and brought to a standstill the appeals process at the World Trade Organization.

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