Senate Republicans want Canada to ratify USMCA first to help with U.S. passage

Senate Republicans believe congressional approval of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement would be aided by Canada opting to ratify the deal first, lawmakers told Inside U.S. Trade after meeting with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Tuesday. Lighthizer met with Senate Republicans on Tuesday to provide an update on USMCA and to take questions on the Trump administration's’ trade agenda at large, lawmakers who attended the meeting told Inside U.S. Trade . Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts (R-KS), also a...