Ross downplays administration split on NAFTA, outlines priority areas for renegotiation

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Monday today outlined several issues that should be addressed in a renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement -- including services, rules of origin, digital trade and dispute settlement -- while downplaying a West Wing debate over whether to withdraw from the agreement. “I think what people don't understand is that the president encourages lively discussion within the White House and between the White House and the cabinet,” Ross told CNBC on May 1...