Tai: Americas Act consistent with U.S. APEP efforts

The Western Hemisphere-focused “Americas Act” is “consistent” with the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said on Wednesday. Senate Finance Committee members Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) say the legislation , which they introduced last month , would offer certain Western Hemisphere countries – APEP members in particular – a way join the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. House Foreign Affairs Western Hemisphere subcommittee Chair María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) and Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) introduced companion legislation...