At a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Capitol Hill Tuesday morning, Senate Republicans pressed President Donald Trump’s trade chief on when the tariffs would be lifted.

Jamieson Greer, the U.S. trade representative, was grilled by lawmakers, who urged the administration to begin negotiating deals that would end the trade war and stabilize the stock market.

At the hearing, Senate Finance Chair Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, asked Greer what the administration’s objective was for the reciprocal tariffs that are going into effect Wednesday, Politico reported. Crapo said he hopes the goal is expanding trade and opening markets for American exporters, Politico reported.

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