Reichert, opening NAFTA hearing, calls for 'seamless' transition to a new deal

House Ways & Means trade subcommittee Chairman Dave Reichert (R-WA) opened a hearing on NAFTA on Tuesday by endorsing a “seamless” renegotiated deal that addresses issues like digital trade and preserves a “proven” investor-state dispute settlement tool. In a prepared statement, Reichert said NAFTA has transformed the North American economy and benefited his state in particular. But he also called for changes “not only to reduce tariffs on our exports but to remove non-tariff barriers as well.” In that light,...