New Democrats warn USTR against submitting USMCA implementing bill
Members of the New Democrat Coalition on Monday warned U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer not to send implementing legislation for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada agreement to Congress until he has addressed Democrats’ concerns with the pact. “We think it would be a mistake to put forward implementing legislation without an agreement of Democratic leadership,” Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-WA), the coalition chair, told reporters during a press call, pointing to a working group established by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to work with Lighthizer...