In an exchange about tariffs, the Pennsylvania congresswoman had to remind Lutnick that you can't build bananas in the U.S.

But Howard Lutnick found a way.,Recent reporting on the Commerce secretary reads like a Politico cover of “Not Like Us.” Last month, the outlet reported that both White House officials and Trump’s outside allies have grown “increasingly frustrated” with Lutnick due to his attempts to ingratiate himself with the president,

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick appears before the Senate Appropriations Committee on the 2026 budget request.