Sen. Wyden Notes Disapproval of Greer as USTR

"If confirmed, he will be a rubber stamp for more Trump trade chaos."

Posted 2/12/25

Prior to the Senate Finance Committee advancing the nomination of Jamieson Greer as  US Trade Representative,  Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR),  declared his opposition because it does not appear he will have the influence in the Trump Administration to steer trade policy.  

“I have no confidence that Mr. Greer will be in the room for important trade and tariff decisions, unlike previous USTRs. Greer has said Donald Trump’s use of tariffs to settle scores on issues unrelated to trade are not a trade issue, and therefore not something he would expect to be involved with if confirmed. It’s unclear what influence over critical trade decisions Greer will have in the Administration – or whether he’ll have any at all.”

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