>Bert, I'm sure Doug may have some insight into the motivation of
>Mrs.Barshefsky.
>
>This is her website:
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>http://www.ustr.gov/
>
>Tom Lehman
>
>Bert Davis wrote:
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> > Doug, is USTR Barshefsky an employee of the U.S. Government? If so, why
> > is she constantly intouch with members of the US Biz Rountable for her
> > orders?
> > bcd
Sorry, been away. U.S. government employees get lobbied by biz all the time. That's what Senators, cabinet secretaries, and Fed governors do as part of their jobs. Lobbyists write bills and trade treaties, bankers plead with the Fed. Why should the USTR be any different?
Doug