[CTC] Neal Says Some NAFTA Issues Close to Resolution

[Arthur Stamoulis]

Politico Morning Trade

— Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal said the goal line for USMCA passage could be more visible when lawmakers return from recess but questions are being raised about Mexico's ability to comply with new labor rules.

NEAL SAYS SOME USMCA ISSUES CLOSE TO RESOLUTION <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=5f0f69257aea24ff2e97a64b1131f822209d48be99fc1ebbfe1bc336933f0ff5a5b1268b05a7c19b15dda177ecab4ef0>: House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=c79192f7fd0b43a9a6e3217f69067149a4f28c95817dd1ae692556ffe497de55e400227e1333ae9dca9531bb9a519c6b> said House Democrats have resolved some issues of concern with the Trump administration's U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. He said he hoped lawmakers in a working group tasked with working on the agreement would be able to see the "goal line" when they return from a two-week recess, Pro Trade's Sabrina Rodriguez reports.

"There is progress being made," Rep. Jimmy Gomez  <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=c79192f7fd0b43a93fc2e9351c599bd64029290a48a1e2e710e564b6cdae57dc279871e80afef34824e9c1f11b46062d>(D-Calif.), one of the working group members, adding in a baseball reference that he feels negotiations are "entering the sixth inning."

But he said there are still worries — separate from negotiations with the Trump administration — about whether Mexico will follow through on implementing its landmark labor reform law. Lawmakers are concerned that Mexico's proposed annual budget does not reflect the amount needed for the required changes.

Arthur Stamoulis
Citizens Trade Campaign
(202) 494-8826




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