Commerce Nominations Advance in Senate
The Senate Finance Committee advanced the nominations of Maria Louise Lago, for under secretary of Commerce for international trade, and Lisa Wang, for assistant secretary of Commerce for enforcement and compliance, both by 27-1 votes.
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In a written response to a question from Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Wang said: "The primary mission of Enforcement and Compliance (E&C) is enforcement of the trade remedy laws which are designed to provide remedial measures for U.S. industry and workers who have been injured by unfair trade practices, including unfair subsidization. These are often a major component of China’s market-distorting policies. If confirmed, I will be vigilant in pursuing circumvention and evasion in order to maintain the integrity of our affirmative investigations and determinations regarding market distorting behavior that results in unfair trade and to ensure that much-needed remedies for our industry and workers are not undermined. Further, if confirmed, I will promote working with like-minded trading partners in using tools, including through market-correcting measures such as trade remedies, as well as working closely with our CBP counterparts to address evasion and fraud."