McConnell files cloture motion to proceed to Lighthizer’s nomination
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Tuesday filed a cloture motion to proceed to the nomination of U.S. Trade Representative nominee Robert Lighthizer. [Dan Dupont] May 9th, 2017 [Inside U.S. Trade] McConnell has been unable to move on Lighthizer via a unanimous consent request opposed by Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), as Inside U.S. Trade first reported on May…