USTR ready to take labor enforcement action ‘early and often’ via USMCA

The U.S. stands ready to energetically enforce the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement via a new rapid-response mechanism as well as state-to-state dispute settlement, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said on Wednesday. The trade representative testified before the House Ways & Means Committee on the administration’s 2020 trade agenda. “I can assure the committee that, when it does go into effect, we will take action early and often when there are problems,” Lighthizer said in response to a question posed by panel Chairman...