The Senate on Thursday voted to invoke cloture on Commerce Secretary nominee Howard Lutnick, ending debate on his nomination and teeing him up for a final vote in the coming days. 

President Donald Trump nominated Lutnick, who was CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald on 9/11, last year after Lutnick served as his transition co-chair. The Senate Commerce Committee voted Lutnick out of committee last week, in a 16-12 vote.

The full Senate voted to end debate on Lutnick's nomination in a 52-45 vote along party lines, according to Politico.

Lutnick will be tasked with leading the administration's tariff and trade agenda. The nominee testified during his confirmation hearing that he has advised Trump to pursue across-the-board tariffs to rebuild reciprocity with the U.S.'s trading partners. 

Trump appeared to follow the advice on Thursday by signing a presidential memorandum titled the "Fair and Reciprocal Plan," on trade, which the White House said will "seek to correct longstanding imbalances in international trade and ensure fairness across the board."

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