USTR sends draft USMCA statement to Capitol Hill; Pelosi says it's 'not a positive step'

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Thursday sent lawmakers a draft statement of administrative action on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, starting the 30-day clock allowing for the submission of final implementing legislation to Capitol Hill. A congressional aide told Inside U.S. Trade that Lighthizer's office notified the committees of jurisdiction early on Thursday of his intent to send the draft to Congress, where it faces a still uncertain fate. The statement will include language on how the administration intends to...