U.S. Senate confirms Trump trade representative ahead of NAFTA talks - Reuters

The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved President Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. Trade Representative, Reuters noted in a recent article.

Key quotes (via Reuters):

• Veteran trade lawyer Robert Lighthizer took the critical position ahead of renegotiations of the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico
• But Lighthizer won support from both Republicans and Democrats in the Senate on Thursday, with an 82-14 vote to confirm his nomination
• "There are definitely opportunities to update and improve NAFTA, but it is important that the administration follow the spirit of the Hippocratic oath: First do no harm," said Orrin Hatch, a Utah Republican who chairs the Senate Finance Committee