<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><div align="center" class=""><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><tbody class=""><tr style="height: 76.5pt;" class=""><td width="976" colspan="2" valign="top" style="width: 487.8pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; height: 76.5pt;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;" class=""><img apple-inline="yes" id="2A2B9A6D-3E5D-4DB9-8121-A4641C8350FF" height="149" width="636" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:16ddad8dcd74cff311" class=""></span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></td></tr><tr style="height: 49.5pt;" class=""><td width="497" valign="top" style="width: 248.55pt; 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padding: 0in 5.4pt; height: 59.75pt;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;" class=""> </span></b><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 20pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;" class=""><a href="https://waysandmeans.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/neal-receives-letter-mexico-s-labor-reform-commitments-president-l-pez" target="_blank" style="color: purple;" class="">Neal Receives Letter on Mexico’s Labor Reform Commitments from President López Obrador</a></span></b><o:p class=""></o:p></div></td></tr><tr class=""><td width="976" colspan="2" valign="top" style="width: 487.8pt; border-style: none none solid; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;" class=""> </span></b><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;" class="">WASHINGTON, DC –</span></b> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;" class="">On the heels of his <a href="https://waysandmeans.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/neal-codel-mexico-concludes" target="_blank" style="color: purple;" class="">Congressional Delegation</a> to Mexico City, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) today received a <a href="https://waysandmeans.house.gov/sites/democrats.waysandmeans.house.gov/files/documents/10.17.19%20AMLO%20Neal%20letter.pdf" target="_blank" style="color: purple;" class="">letter</a> from President Andrés Manuel López Obrador that details the steps Mexico is taking to implement its labor justice reform law. Mexico’s Undersecretary for North America, Jesús Seade, personally delivered the letter to Chairman Neal during a meeting in Washington, DC this morning. After reviewing the letter, Chairman Neal released the following statement: </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;" class="">“While in Mexico City last week, I received assurances from President López Obrador of his commitment to the historic labor reforms in Mexico and of the concrete steps his government is taking to implement those ambitious changes. In today’s letter, he put those commitments in writing. I’m very pleased with Mexico’s demonstration of good faith and with the details President López Obrador has shared regarding Mexico’s plans and strategy for implementation. Given the high labor and enforcement standards Democrats require from the new NAFTA agreement, I am eager to receive further details from USTR regarding the Trump Administration’s preparation to meet our priorities.” </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;" class=""> Full text of the letter, in both Spanish and English, is available <a href="https://waysandmeans.house.gov/sites/democrats.waysandmeans.house.gov/files/documents/10.17.19%20AMLO%20Neal%20letter.pdf" target="_blank" style="color: purple;" class="">HERE</a>. </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center;" class=""><img apple-inline="yes" id="19DE6B52-BBCB-4568-B697-3E37E4F8EE3A" height="304" width="361" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:16ddad8dcd76917eb2" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;" class=""> </span> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center;" class=""><span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;" class="">###</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center;" class=""><span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">
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