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handle is hein.cbhear/fdsysawlk0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUT-ENTICATED US. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GP COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RE- LATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019 THURSDAY, JULY 26, 2018 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met at 9:45 a.m., in room SD-192, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon. Jerry Moran (Chairman) presiding. Present: Senators Moran, Collins, Murkowski, Alexander, Boozman, Capito, Lankford, Kennedy, Shaheen, Reed, Manchin, Coons, Schatz, and Van Hollen. OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE STATEMENT OF HON. ROBERT E. LIGHTHIZER, AMBASSADOR OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR JERRY MORAN Senator MORAN. Good morning, everyone. The subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies will come to order. We are here for, in my view, a very important opportunity for subcommittee Members to explore significant issues that our country is facing that our constituents care a lot about. I welcome you all here this morning. Our witness today is Am- bassador Robert Lighthizer, the United States Trade Representa- tive. Welcome, Ambassador Lighthizer. Thank you for the moments we had just a few minutes ago to have a conversation. And I thank you for coming here to testify before the subcommittee today. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is responsible for de- veloping and coordinating U.S. international trade, commodity, and direct investment policy, and overseeing trade negotiations with other countries. Just this week, representatives from Mexico and the European Union are in Washington, DC, for various trade discussions and ne- gotiations. Your timing is appropriate. USTR performs its mission with the important goal of securing market access throughout the world to create new opportunities and higher standards of living for U.S. families, farmers, manufacturers, workers, consumers, and businesses. Over 400,000 Kansas jobs are supported by global trade, many of which are in the agriculture and manufacturing industries. In order for USTR to succeed, Congress must make certain that the (1)

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