216 Hart Senate Office Building

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WASHINGTON, DC—Chairman Pat Tiberi (R-Ohio) today announced that the Joint Economic Committee will hold a hearing on Tuesday, September 12, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. in room 216 Hart Senate Office Building. The hearing will explore the importance of free digital trade for U.S. economic growth; the leading role of U.S. firms in this field; the costs of artificial impediments to free digital trade; rules for digital trade that facilitate rather than hinder its development; and avenues by which to establish effective rules.

WHAT:	Hearing on “The Dynamic Gains from Free Digital Trade for the U.S. Economy”
WHO:	Mr. Daniel Griswold Senior Research Fellow and Co-Director of the Program on the       American Economy and Globalization Mercatus Center at George Mason University Arlington, VA   Mr. Sean Heather Vice President, Center for Global Regulatory Cooperation U.S. Chamber of Commerce Washington, D.C.   Mr. Nick Quade General Manager, Ecommerce Division of Relay Networks Inc. Deephaven, MN   The Honorable Daniel Alejandro Sepulveda Former Ambassador and Deputy Assistant Secretary and U.S.        Coordinator for Communications and Information Policy U.S. Department of State Washington, D.C.
WHEN:	10:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 12, 2017
WHERE:	216 Hart Senate Office Building

 

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