Congress

“If Congress stalls out, or fails to pass this agreement, he’ll withdraw. So I think it’s even more critically important that we approve this agreement this year, in a bipartisan way, and get that to the president.”

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and House Democrats are continuing talks on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement during the August recess, exchanging “paper” and meeting regularly as lawmakers and their staff await official counterproposals from the administration, congressional sources said.

“We do not believe any provision regarding intermediary liability protections of the type created by [USMCA] Article 19.17 are ripe for inclusion in any trade deal going forward.”

The letter, signed by 45 senators, was sent as the top British trade official was in Washington, DC, for meetings with Trump administration officials and others this week.

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) expects to hold a hearing in late September or early October on a compromise bill to rein in President Trump’s tariff authority, he told reporters on Wednesday.

U.S. trade and labor officials traveled to Colombia last week to meet with government officials and labor representatives to assess the country’s compliance with commitments outlined in the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement.

President Trump has urged Congress to pass the legislation, first introduced in the House in January.

U.S. and Indian officials hope to hold a high-level, high-stakes meeting in Washington, DC, before the end of the month, which could determine the direction of the trade relationship between the two countries, according to industry sources.

They write that Trump's threat to use the law to impose tariffs on Mexico earlier this year “resulted in 10 days of uncertainty and anxiety for U.S. businesses and workers that rely on cross-border trade between the U.S. and Mexico.”