Inside Trade

September 10, 2024

U.S. lawmakers continue to press for action on Mexican port shutdown

By Margaret Spiegelman  / May 13, 2024 at 6:30 AM
Four senators this week warned the Mexican government that they will consider “all available remedies” if the country does not reverse course on what they say are unlawful actions against a U.S.-owned port and quarry facility that could undermine trade relations. In a May 9 letter to Mexican Foreign Affairs Minister Alicia Bárcena, the senators -- Foreign Relations Committee members Bill Hagerty (R-TN) and Tim Kaine (D-VA), along with Sens. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) and Katie Britt (R-AL) -- urged her...

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