Ryan: USTR must deliver NAFTA text by May 17 for a vote this year
Editor's note: This story was updated after initial publication to include a quote from Ryan's office. House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) has laid down May 17 as the deadline for NAFTA negotiators to reach a final deal – with finished text – or the current Congress will be unable to vote on the deal due to time lines laid out in the Trade Promotion Authority law, sources tell Inside U.S. Trade. “As the author of TPA, I...