One of the remaining obstacles to passing a new NAFTA trade agreement could soon be cleared.
could soon be cleared after Mexico promised top House Democrats that it would improve enforcement of new labor standards to protect workers’ rights in that country.
The road to passage for President Trump’s revised NAFTA, known as the USMCA, will be significantly easier with Mexico’s concessions, assuming Lopez Obrador’s assurances are put into writing as Democrats have demanded. The trade pact could be one of the only major bipartisan legislative accomplishments approved this year in a“We were looking for a series of assurances.
Before signing off, Neal said Democrats would consult with U.S. labor unions, a key Democratic constituency. Final passage of the USMCA is still not expected for several more weeks, if not months.
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