Trump’s Commerce Secretary Pick Howard Lutnick Confirmed by Senate
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Howard Lutnick, the billionaire CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald LP, was confirmed by the Senate Tuesday to be President Donald Trump’s Commerce secretary.
Lutnick, approved on a vote of 51-45, will oversee a large department with responsibilities ranging from fisheries management to export controls. Trump has tasked Lutnick with leading the administration’s tariff and trade agenda and has said he will have direct responsibility for the Office of the US Trade Representative.