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HLIGHT Chamber in Action
AmCham South China Welcomes
the New U.S. Trade Representative,
Robert Lighthizer
On April 25, 2017 the U.S. Senate Finance Committee joined the law firm of Covington & Burling. He later served as
unanimously voted to approve the chief minority counsel and chief counsel and staff director for
confirmation of Robert Emmet Lighthizer the United States Senate Committee on Finance. In 1983, during
as the new U.S. Trade Representative the administration of President Ronald Reagan, he became
sending his nomination to the deputy trade representative. Lighthizer is a partner with the law
Senate floor. After receiving both firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. On January 2,
his undergraduate and law degrees 2017, Donald Trump announced that he planned to nominate
from Georgetown University, Lighthizer Lighthizer as U.S. trade representative, a cabinet-level position.
Chamber Statement on Procurement and
Visa Executive Order
WASHINGINTON, D.C.—U.S. Chamber of Com- to fill open jobs with American companies. It would be a mistake
merce Senior Vice President and Chief Policy Officer to close the door on high-skilled workers from around the world
Neil Bradley issued the following statement today regarding who can contribute to American businesses’ growth and expan-
President Trump’s Executive Order related to procurement and sion and make the U.S. more competitive around the world. The
H-1B visas: H-1B program plays an important role in addressing this need,
but it can be improved.”
“The U.S. Chamber’s first priority is to ensure American busi-
nesses and workers have access to the goods, services, and hu- “Further, many ‘Made-in-USA’ goods and services are the best
man capital needed to compete in a global economy.” in the world. That’s why the Chamber has long argued that U.S.
companies and workers need a ‘Buy American, Sell American’
“Economic growth requires a skilled workforce, so it should be a strategy. We don’t just want Americans to buy them; we want
priority to make sure American workers have the skills required to sell them to the 95 percent of the world’s consumers who live
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AmCham South China Welcomes
the New U.S. Trade Representative,
Robert Lighthizer
On April 25, 2017 the U.S. Senate Finance Committee joined the law firm of Covington & Burling. He later served as
unanimously voted to approve the chief minority counsel and chief counsel and staff director for
confirmation of Robert Emmet Lighthizer the United States Senate Committee on Finance. In 1983, during
as the new U.S. Trade Representative the administration of President Ronald Reagan, he became
sending his nomination to the deputy trade representative. Lighthizer is a partner with the law
Senate floor. After receiving both firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. On January 2,
his undergraduate and law degrees 2017, Donald Trump announced that he planned to nominate
from Georgetown University, Lighthizer Lighthizer as U.S. trade representative, a cabinet-level position.
Chamber Statement on Procurement and
Visa Executive Order
WASHINGINTON, D.C.—U.S. Chamber of Com- to fill open jobs with American companies. It would be a mistake
merce Senior Vice President and Chief Policy Officer to close the door on high-skilled workers from around the world
Neil Bradley issued the following statement today regarding who can contribute to American businesses’ growth and expan-
President Trump’s Executive Order related to procurement and sion and make the U.S. more competitive around the world. The
H-1B visas: H-1B program plays an important role in addressing this need,
but it can be improved.”
“The U.S. Chamber’s first priority is to ensure American busi-
nesses and workers have access to the goods, services, and hu- “Further, many ‘Made-in-USA’ goods and services are the best
man capital needed to compete in a global economy.” in the world. That’s why the Chamber has long argued that U.S.
companies and workers need a ‘Buy American, Sell American’
“Economic growth requires a skilled workforce, so it should be a strategy. We don’t just want Americans to buy them; we want
priority to make sure American workers have the skills required to sell them to the 95 percent of the world’s consumers who live
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