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North American Free Trade Agreement
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November 12, 2019
November 12, 2019
A compromise bill crafted to curb presidential tariff authorities spearheaded by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) won’t be put before the panel before the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement is passed by Congress, the chairman said on Tuesday.
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November 08, 2019
November 08, 2019
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson (D-MN) believes the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement could “move” as soon as next week.
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November 07, 2019
November 07, 2019
The Mexican Embassy in the U.S. is targeting first-term Democratic lawmakers in its efforts to ensure the ratification of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, the Mexican ambassador to the U.S. said on Thursday.
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November 07, 2019
November 07, 2019
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is pushing auto companies to commit that all of their output -- even autos manufactured and sold within the U.S. -- will meet U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement regional value requirements, tying the demand to requests for longer transition periods for complying with USMCA auto rules of origin, sources tell Inside U.S. Trade.
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November 06, 2019
November 06, 2019
NEW YORK -- White House trade adviser Peter Navarro on Wednesday said the chances of getting the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement passed this year were “dwindling” due in large part to the ongoing impeachment inquiry initiated by House Democrats.
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November 05, 2019
November 05, 2019
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) “wouldn’t be opposed” to an arrangement tying a vote on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement to the passage of another piece of legislation.
(In Trade)
November 04, 2019
November 04, 2019
Cruz’s letter reflects a growing concern on Capitol Hill about the inclusion of Section 230-like language in trade agreements.
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October 31, 2019
October 31, 2019
Any agreement on a U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement implementing bill hammered out by House Democrats and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative will have to be reviewed and approved by Mexico and Canada, Mexican Under Secretary for North America Jesús Seade said on Thursday, suggesting the process could delay ratification.
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October 30, 2019
October 30, 2019
House Ways & Means trade subcommittee member Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) is “leaning no” on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, he said on Wednesday, pointing to what he said were continuing concerns about Mexico's labor commitments.
(In Trade)
October 28, 2019
October 28, 2019
“Now it’s really just a battle against the calendar, which is always difficult, particularly in the runup to a political season.”
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October 28, 2019
October 28, 2019
As negotiations between House Democrats and the Trump administration over the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement near the finish line, local U.S. television stations are hoping they can squeeze in a fix to the deal they say will prevent Canadian and Mexican companies from pirating their signals.
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October 25, 2019
October 25, 2019
Mexican officials have been working to assuage concerns among U.S. lawmakers and labor groups that Mexico won’t live up to its U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement labor commitments, but AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka this week said he remained wary, calling Mexico’s funding plan for labor reform implementation “voodoo economics.”
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October 23, 2019
October 23, 2019
House Democrats and the Trump administration are nearing the final stages of U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement negotiations, revising proposals “line by line” and eyeing only “a few more meetings” to finish their work, key lawmakers said on Wednesday after a discussion with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer.
(In Trade)
October 23, 2019
October 23, 2019
Despite losses by Trudeau’s Liberal party, USMCA is not expected to face strong opposition in parliament.
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October 23, 2019
October 23, 2019
U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement ratification efforts should not be linked to multiemployer pension legislation to ensure more Democratic support for the trade deal, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) said on Tuesday, addressing an idea under consideration by House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA).
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October 22, 2019
October 22, 2019
As House Democrats continue to work with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on outstanding concerns with the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, a GOP “whip team” focused on the deal's ratification plans to meet this week to discuss next steps.
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October 22, 2019
October 22, 2019
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) says he is concerned “for the first time” about the ratification of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
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October 18, 2019
October 18, 2019
A House working group set up to address Democrats' concerns with the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement is making progress in its talks with the administration, House Ways & Means Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA) said on Thursday, saying the sides were “firming it up” but acknowledging more progress was needed on labor.
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October 17, 2019
October 17, 2019
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has committed to increasing spending on labor reform implementation, according to a letter delivered to House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA) on Thursday.
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October 16, 2019
October 16, 2019
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer met with members of the House Democrat working group in charge of ironing out differences in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement this week, with two key lawmakers saying the sides had made significant progress.