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Rep. Gomez: Trumka holding out on USMCA; Lawmakers optimistic for USMCA vote

November 19, 2019 at 5:26 PM
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka is holding out support for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada-Agreement in hopes of extracting more concessions from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, one House Democrat tasked with negotiating labor provisions with USTR said, while other lawmakers believe the two sides are close to a deal. Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), a member of a House Democratic working group appointed by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), suggested Trumka was reaching for more concessions than what Democrats could reasonably get. Trumka...

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