Ways and Means Announces Witnesses for Digital Trade Hearing

The House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee’s Wednesday digital trade hearing will host Information Technology and Innovation Foundation President Robert Atkinson, IBM Vice President-Government and Regulatory Affairs Christopher Padilla, Internet Association CEO Michael Beckerman, Fenugreen CEO Kavita Shukla and PayPal Head-Global Public Policy Usman Ahmed, the subcommittee said. The hearing will focus on gearing trade agreements to dismantle barriers to digital trade, including data localization requirements, online censorship, data flow restrictions and insufficient protection of intellectual property, a committee spokesperson said. The hearing will be at 10 a.m. in 1100 Longworth.