Business groups, Wyden roiled by administration’s June 1 USMCA goal

Business associations and a key Democratic lawmaker are assessing how a June 1 entry-into-force date for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement might be achieved as U.S. companies face a rash of challenges related to the COVID-19 outbreak. The Trump administration intends for USMCA to enter into force in just 10 weeks, as Inside U.S. Trade first reported last week. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer verbalized that intent to Capitol Hill last week, according to a Senate Finance Committee spokesperson. The three...