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Canada
(In Trade)
August 01, 2019
August 01, 2019
“This is part of Canada’s ongoing commitment to help improve labour standards and working conditions in Canada and Mexico.”
(Daily News)
July 31, 2019
July 31, 2019
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is working on a “rapid-response” enforcement approach for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement that borrows heavily from a proposal introduced by two key Democratic senators earlier this year, Inside U.S. Trade has learned.
(Daily News)
July 30, 2019
July 30, 2019
Senate Finance Committee members on Tuesday addressed U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement enforcement options that the Trump administration and House Democrats might consider as they work to reach agreement on areas of concern with the deal.
(Daily News)
July 26, 2019
July 26, 2019
In a progress report sent to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on Friday, the House Democrats' U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement working group said it intended to send detailed text to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer next week, calling on USTR to respond with counteroffers.
(In Trade)
July 26, 2019
July 26, 2019
The plan is intended “to replicate as closely as possible all substantive and procedural aspects” of the current appeals process and can only be used if the Appellate Body ceases to function.
(Daily News)
July 26, 2019
July 26, 2019
New Democrat Coalition members this week encouraged U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to continue working with a group of House lawmakers on U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement issues before moving forward with ratification, hoping they can make progress even during the August congressional recess, Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-WA) told Inside U.S. Trade.
(In Trade)
July 25, 2019
July 25, 2019
“Mexico is hardest hit and the United States the least,” states the paper, published by a Canadian think tank.
(Daily News)
July 24, 2019
July 24, 2019
Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX), the House chief deputy whip, said on Wednesday that Congress would pass the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement this year, hinting at a significant number of Democrats likely to support it.
(In Trade)
July 24, 2019
July 24, 2019
A group of private-sector witnesses is slated to appear before the panel on July 30.
(Daily News)
July 23, 2019
July 23, 2019
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, joined by 600 other business associations across the country, is urging Congress to approve the U.S.- Mexico-Canada Agreement as soon as possible.
(Daily News)
July 22, 2019
July 22, 2019
Concerns that a controversial de minimis provision could be included in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s implementing legislation continue to vex House lawmakers from both sides of the aisle who have raised the issue in recent talks with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer.
(In Trade)
July 12, 2019
July 12, 2019
The letter calls for amending the deal to reflect “the balance achieved in the bipartisan May 10, 2007, agreement.”
(Daily News)
July 11, 2019
July 11, 2019
House Democrats tapped to work with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on outstanding concerns with the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement lauded progress after talks on Wednesday, though one lawmaker assigned to address labor issues said tensions were rising over the pace of negotiations.
(Daily News)
July 11, 2019
July 11, 2019
The United Kingdom should not expect to be rewarded with a bilateral trade agreement with the U.S. if the country exits the European Union without a deal, House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA) said on Wednesday.
(Text Document)
July 09, 2019
July 09, 2019
(In Trade)
July 09, 2019
July 09, 2019
Despite USMCA, they say, U.S. producers “remain concerned that access to Canada’s market will continue to be inhibited based on Canada’s requirement that strictly limits the varieties of wheat that can be included in its premium classes.”
(In Trade)
July 08, 2019
July 08, 2019
The farm group wants changes to labor, enforcement, environmental and biologics provisions.
(In Trade)
July 02, 2019
July 02, 2019
Asked if House Sepaker Pelosi’s public calls to re-open the agreement were sparked by pressure from first-term Democrats – and would give her cover to say she tried if she failed – Grassley responded, “Yes to both questions.”
(In Trade)
June 28, 2019
June 28, 2019
“We do not want to pass this agreement just slightly different from NAFTA with a little sugar on top and say, ‘See, we did something different.’ If it isn't really going to be enforceable, it will just be NAFTA with sugar on top.”
(Daily News)
June 26, 2019
June 26, 2019
The administration “can make some changes” to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement to win Democratic votes, President Trump said on Wednesday, while House Ways & Means trade subcommittee chairman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) said his caucus was “open” to negotiating how those adjustments could be made.