Bennet signs onto Cassidy’s forthcoming ‘Americas Act’

Senate Finance Committee member Michael Bennet (D-CO) on Wednesday signed onto Sen. Bill Cassidy’s (R-LA) developing “Americas Act,” which they say would create a deep and lasting trade partnership between the U.S. and others in the Western Hemisphere and help counter Chinese influence in the region. Cassidy, along with Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), in January published a discussion draft of the legislation, which would establish a comprehensive foreign and economic policy for the Americas – including a pathway for...