Trade Subcommittee Chairman Smith Opening Statement: Hearing on Advancing U.S. Interests at WTO

Ways and Means: House Committee · March 17, 2026

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Opening and acknowledgements

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The chair opened the hearing, thanked Ranking Member Sanchez, subcommittee members, and witnesses for attending, and asked for their participation.

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The committee chair opened a hearing on U.S. objectives for the World Trade Organization's 14th ministerial conference (MC 14), urging strong U.S. leadership, WTO reform, and a permanent moratorium on customs duties for electronic transmissions; the chair yielded to Ranking Member Sanchez for an opening statement.

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