<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 style="color: rgb(54, 73, 95); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px;" class=""><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001BqBHZkluRvAfHejG3ev40-78cej7CjlogR5ZUKcpqdh52OPj8_uyFkY6MvARKV3_bt-iIAGo3NwUbfmkXo-QPg9zpvnQERMehpoK-nsZqM7gOC4sk0M4J7U-AjwXyvNsU-y7zXjgoiw0v_TxCYZJKLNSkhYv4vlX-umIT-VBFSlhmkRTIsqa2CdPTduVJue4dXYCihDKI9ErOqPwGfuM4ZbLY6HJYNncOSMKKq5X8v8=&c=TlFQ1l2TKGusaZcGl85iHQ4MesFcooIbmT_x1l3GrRSSjA1AOVgVjA==&ch=QalyTU1_Kgt3aOz7beyZClR4dY5N8kcj-eMHBO6MGKv7UCAu1ZhjDA==" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Cambria, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;" class="">https://www.politico.com/news/2019/11/20/lighthizer-pelosi-meeting-trade-usmca-072346</a></div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div style="color: rgb(54, 73, 95); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;" class="">Lighthizer, Pelosi meeting Thursday to talk USMCA</span></div><div style="color: rgb(54, 73, 95); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Cambria, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;" class="">By Sabrina Rodriguez</span></div><div style="color: rgb(54, 73, 95); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Cambria, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;" class="">November 20, 2019</span></div><div style="color: rgb(54, 73, 95); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="color: rgb(54, 73, 95); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Cambria, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;" class="">U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer will meet with Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal (D-Mass.) on Thursday to discuss the USMCA as both sides face increased pressure to strike a deal that would allow for a House vote.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(54, 73, 95); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="color: rgb(54, 73, 95); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Cambria, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;" class="">Lighthizer will be on Capitol Hill to discuss the remaining roadblocks to passing the NAFTA update, a spokesperson for Pelosi confirmed.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(54, 73, 95); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="color: rgb(54, 73, 95); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Cambria, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;" class="">The meeting comes after Pelosi and Neal indicated Tuesday that Lighthizer needs to agree to changes to make USMCA's labor provisions enforceable before a vote can occur.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(54, 73, 95); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="color: rgb(54, 73, 95); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Cambria, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;" class="">"We can reach an agreement on USMCA when the Trade Representative makes the new NAFTA agreement enforceable for America's workers," they said.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(54, 73, 95); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="color: rgb(54, 73, 95); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Cambria, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;" class="">Lighthizer and his office have not yet responded to that joint statement, so the meeting Thursday could make or break the deal.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(54, 73, 95); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="color: rgb(54, 73, 95); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Cambria, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;" class="">The face-to-face also lands on the last day that the House is in session before Thanksgiving. Democrats and the Trump administration originally hoped to strike a deal before the weeklong recess, but Democrats’ continued concern over enforcement remains a sticking point.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(54, 73, 95); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="color: rgb(54, 73, 95); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Cambria, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;" class="">Pelosi has faced increase pressure in recent days to deliver on USMCA, as there is increasing frustration among moderate Democrats over the slow pace of action.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(54, 73, 95); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="color: rgb(54, 73, 95); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Cambria, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;" class="">The Trump administration has been negotiating since June with a group of nine Democrats tapped by Pelosi to secure changes to the USMCA. Those negotiations have focused on Democrats' four major areas of concern: enforcement, labor and environmental standards, as well as prescription drug pricing.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(54, 73, 95); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="color: rgb(54, 73, 95); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Cambria, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;" class="">People close to the negotiations told POLITICO that three of those concerns have largely been resolved but enforcement is the outstanding issue.</span></div><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class="">
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