Republican senators ask Trump to ratify USMCA this year

Republican senators ask Trump to ratify USMCA this year

A dozen Republican lawmakers are asking President Trump to send the final text of the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement to Congress, so it can be ratified this year.

In a letter, the legislators say it will be harder to pass the agreement when Democrats take control of the House in 2019.

Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey says the USMCA is a mixed bag of trade-enhancing and trade-restricting changes. But, he says he will vote in favor of the agreement if Trump makes pro-trade modifications in the implementing legislation.

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