White House focused on state, local efforts to push Congress on USMCA

The White House is focusing its efforts to convince Congress to ratify the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement on state and local campaigns, hoping to gin up grassroots support among voters who will pressure lawmakers to support President Trump’s signature trade pact, according to a senior administration official and a USMCA coalition representative. The administration is expected to soon step up its push for USMCA passage as Congress’ August recess draws to a close and the window for the White House to submit...