House Ways and Means Ranking Member Sends Letter to USTR on Need for USMCA Enforcement
January 12, 2022
It has been eighteen months since the entry into force of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (“USMCA”), which modernized our trilateral trading relationship in ways that advance the interests of all Americans. The Agreement not only represents the high-water mark for bipartisan collaboration on trade but also creates a clear roadmap for the successful conclusion of new trade agreements with other key trading partners. As you have rightly emphasized, USMCA’s success will be measured by the extent to which it is fully implemented and enforced. I applaud the successes you have already achieved in the recent dairy market access case against Canada and in enforcing USMCA’s Labor Chapter commitments in Mexico under the Rapid Response Mechanism.
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House Ways and Means Ranking Member Sends Letter to USTR on Need for USMCA Enforcement
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It has been eighteen months since the entry into force of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (“USMCA”), which modernized our trilateral trading relationship in ways that advance the interests of all Americans. The Agreement not only represents the high-water mark for bipartisan collaboration on trade but also creates a clear roadmap for the successful conclusion of new trade agreements with other key trading partners. As you have rightly emphasized, USMCA’s success will be measured by the extent to which it is fully implemented and enforced. I applaud the successes you have already achieved in the recent dairy market access case against Canada and in enforcing USMCA’s Labor Chapter commitments in Mexico under the Rapid Response Mechanism.