Senate Finance Postpones Consideration of USTR Nominee

The Senate Finance Committee postponed its vote scheduled to have been Thursday (see 1704050035) on whether to advance U.S. Trade Representative nominee Robert Lighthizer for full Senate consideration, a spokeswoman for the committee’s Republican majority said, citing scheduling conflicts among senators. The committee will consider the nomination after a two-week spring break that began when senators left Capitol Hill Friday, the spokeswoman said.