Deputy USTR Nominee Lago Expected to Take on Bulk of TPP Negotiations, Say Lawmakers
The U.S. Trade Representative cited Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations as its main concern during a Senate Finance Committee hearing to consider deputy USTR nominee Marisa Lago on July 23 (here). Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, said he expects…
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the deputy USTR to handle the bulk of future TPP negotiations (here). He pointed to intellectual property rights protections, strong investor-state dispute settlement provisions, market access opportunities for U.S. exporters," correspondence with the TPA digital trade law, and provisions to "ensure that state-owned enterprises act on a commercial basis" as among major issues within TPP negotiations. The USTR's priorities for TPP also include: "21st century provisions to promote the digital economy, provides ambitious market opening for Made in America products, including dairy, and contains strong, enforceable rules on labor and the environment," said Ranking Member Rob Wyden, D-Ore., (here).