Costa Rican trade minister applauds Americas Act, re-ups call for USMCA expansion

Costa Rica’s foreign trade minister last week applauded the forthcoming “Americas Act” in a letter to the bill’s sponsors, renewing the country’s call to join the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement and touting its ability to support U.S. efforts to nearshore supply chains. Senate Finance Committee member Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) in January released a discussion draft of the legislation , which they say would institute a comprehensive foreign and economic policy approach to the Western Hemisphere, including...