Mexico’s president wants Pelosi to accelerate USMCA ratification vote. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Friday he sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., asking her to speed up the process of ratifying the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, (USMCA), according to reports out of Mexico City.
Obrador, in a press conference, said the letter was a follow up to a visiting delegation of House Democrats last week, according to a translation published in the New York Times. “There is agreement, and I took the opportunity to send Mrs. Pelosi a letter explaining that it is in the interest of the three peoples, the three nations, that this deal is approved,” Obrador said.
Meanwhile, indications are that the votes are there for ratification of the trade deal in both the House and Senate. A vote is possible as soon as November, but it may take into December.
Contacts believe Pelosi may not have the majority of her membership that will vote for ratification, but will have enough of them, along with House Republicans, to clear the measure.
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