The Democratic head of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee on Friday called ...
WASHINGTON - The Democratic head of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee on Friday called for “good faith” negotiations with the Trump administration to address concerns about the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement and pave the way for its passage.
The nine-lawmaker group told House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a report on Friday that they had made “substantial progress” over the past few weeks, and would present USTR with a text next week memorializing the concrete and detailed proposals they had made. Republican President Donald Trump views ratification of the trade deal as a top priority, but Democrats say they will not move forward until their concerns over labor, environmental issues and access to medicine have been addressed.
“The charge we all share is to make sure that every Democrat feels that his or her interests have been heard. They may not all be satisfied,” Blumenauer said.
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