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Robert E. Lighthizer: I don't think we should accept anything that doesn't have structural change and is enforceable.

On the recordFebruary 26, 2019
I don't think we should accept anything that doesn't have structural change and is enforceable.
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Robert E. Lighthizer

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Lighthizer insists on the necessity of enforceable structural changes in trade agreements.

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