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Grassley: No deal on USMCA this week means no ratification this year

December 2, 2019 at 4:45 PM
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) opened business in the Senate on Monday with a warning on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement: If House Democrats and the Trump administration can't reach agreement on tweaks to the deal this week, ratification is unlikely in 2019. Noting the “rapidly approaching” end of the legislative session in December, Grassley urged House Democrats to “ act quickly ” and “be reasonable” in their dealings with the administration. Grassley said he wants the deal ratified to...

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