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(In Trade)
April 24, 2019
April 24, 2019
“The clock is ticking,” he said in Detroit, calling for the deal to be approved by Congress this year.
(Daily News)
April 23, 2019
April 23, 2019
Former congressional trade committee lawyers this week expressed little optimism that the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement would be ratified this year, with many questioning President Trump’s willingness to address Democratic concerns and ensure a vote before August recess.
(Daily News)
April 23, 2019
April 23, 2019
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer is still insisting that Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 is a key enforcement mechanism for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s labor provisions, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka told reporters on Tuesday.
(Daily News)
April 22, 2019
April 22, 2019
Mexico's ambassador to the U.S. on Monday defended labor reform legislation required by the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which is expected to pass the Mexican Senate this week, as sufficient to ease U.S. concerns with the country’s labor compliance, calling on Democrats to be clearer about what they need to back the deal.
(In Trade)
April 19, 2019
April 19, 2019
“I think that anybody who’s patriotic would take a look at that bill and want to vote for it, and that’s why if it gets to the floor, I think it will get the vast majority of Republican and Democratic votes.”
(Daily News)
April 19, 2019
April 19, 2019
A resolution to a dispute with Canada and Mexico over steel and aluminum tariffs is the administration’s top trade priority after the ongoing U.S.-China negotiations, which could lead to a deal as soon as next month, a senior USTR official said on Thursday.
(Daily News)
April 18, 2019
April 18, 2019
A U.S. win in a World Trade Organization case involving its controversial antidumping methodology of “zeroing” will make its way next to the Appellate Body, which has consistently ruled against zeroing -- and analysts tell Inside U.S. Trade they believe it will do so again.
(Daily News)
April 18, 2019
April 18, 2019
If “fully implemented and enforced,” the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement will have a small but positive impact on U.S. GDP, with digital trade and automotive rule-of-origin provisions projected to have “the most significant effects,” the U.S. International Trade Commission says in its new analysis of the deal.
(In Trade)
April 17, 2019
April 17, 2019
Canada, EU react: “The U.S. decision to allow suits against foreign companies can only lead to an unnecessary spiral of legal actions.”
(In Trade)
April 16, 2019
April 16, 2019
John Murphy of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce called the work “no easy task” and said it likely was “harder than it was with past trade agreements.”
(In Trade)
April 15, 2019
April 15, 2019
“We need a trade policy that works for workers, not just the CEOs of large corporations.”
(In Trade)
April 15, 2019
April 15, 2019
“We need a trade policy that works for workers, not just the CEOs of large corporations.”
(Daily News)
April 10, 2019
April 10, 2019
Following a briefing from the AFL-CIO on Wednesday, Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) said a significant number of Democrats feel tweaks must be made to the text of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement and called on the three countries to better explain why re-opening talks “would be so difficult.”
(Daily News)
April 09, 2019
April 09, 2019
A World Trade Organization panel report on a U.S.-Canadian dispute over softwood lumber duties has given the U.S. its first-ever WTO win for a controversial Commerce Department antidumping methodology known as “zeroing,” though it also said the U.S. violated WTO rules in making its determination.
(Daily News)
April 04, 2019
April 04, 2019
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal this week issued final safeguard recommendations for two of seven types of steel products, referring to U.S. Section 232 tariffs as an “unforeseen development” that has led to higher prices and changes in the global steel landscape.
(Daily News)
April 03, 2019
April 03, 2019
Congressional Democrats believe President Trump’s threat to shut down the U.S.-Mexico border would hurt his administration’s push to get the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement ratified, lawmakers told Inside U.S. Trade this week.
(Daily News)
April 03, 2019
April 03, 2019
After meeting one-on-one with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Tuesday, Congressional Progressive Caucus co-chair Mark Pocan (D-WI) said key changes must be made to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement itself if the Trump administration wants to gain the support of his contingent, which is one of the largest in Congress.
(Daily News)
April 02, 2019
April 02, 2019
Several first-term Democrats on Tuesday told U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer that biologics provisions in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement run counter to their goal of lowering drug prices in the U.S.
(Daily News)
April 02, 2019
April 02, 2019
Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. David MacNaughton on Tuesday said he recommends imposing dollar-for-dollar tariffs in response to the U.S. Section 232 duties on steel and aluminum, contending that a solution must be reached this month if the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement is to be ratified this year.
(In Trade)
April 02, 2019
April 02, 2019
Kenneth Smith Ramos: “In Mexico, the government is following closely what happens in the U.S., and that might be the signal for Mexico to try to move on its own to get USMCA approved before the summer as well.”