Senate Finance Committee Democrats on Friday called on President Trump Donald John TrumpObama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg's vacancy until after election Planned Parenthood: 'The fate of our rights' depends on Ginsburg replacement Progressive group to spend M in ad campaign on Supreme Court vacancy MORE to provide greater transparency on the White House’s trade policy.

Senator Ron Wyden Ronald (Ron) Lee WydenGOP senator blocks Schumer resolution aimed at Biden probe as tensions run high Republican Senators raise concerns over Oracle-TikTok deal Hillicon Valley: TikTok, Oracle seek Trump's approval as clock winds down | Hackers arrested for allegedly defacing U.S. websites after death of Iranian general | 400K people register to vote on Snapchat MORE (Ore.), ranking member of the Finance Committee, with nine other panel Democrats, urged the president to direct federal heads responsible for trade policy, such as the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and the Commerce Department, to follow transparency rules in trade negotiations and release trade reports to the public.

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"Recent decisions by the administration to begin trade negotiations with [South] Korea without complying with basic transparency requirements set out in U.S. law and the failure of the administration to release several trade-related reports raise serious questions regarding the administration’s commitment to openness with the American public when it comes to trade policy,” the senators wrote in their letter to Trump.

The senators specifically criticized the Trump administration for failing to provide the necessary formal notice of negotiations or objectives to Congress on the recent start of trade talks with South Korea.

They said that the administration hasn't consulted House or Senate advisory groups, either.

Under the trade promotion authority law, the White House is required to consult with Congress on any trade negotiation.

"As it stands the public has been kept in the dark as to the administration’s specific intentions regarding the renegotiation of a free trade agreement that is second only to NAFTA [North American Free Trade Agreement] in size," the senators wrote.

"Neither the USTR nor the Commerce Department has released a range of reports the president directed them to prepare last year on the causes of significant trade deficits, government procurement and violations or abuses of World Trade Organization rules," they senators wrote.

The senators also urged the president to ensure that Commerce completes its reports to the president on the Section 232 investigations of steel and aluminum imports and releases them to the public.

On Thursday night, Commerce sent the steel report results to Trump. He has 90 days to decide what to do next.

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