House Ag Committee Chairman Collin Peterson, D-Minn., said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., wants to get the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) vote on the fast track.
“[USMCA Working Group chair] Richard [Neal] told me he is going to try to move it when we get back…, or the week after, so he is pushing hard,” Peterson told Pro Farmer in an interview.
“It is going to get done. The question is, is it going to get done in those two weeks or is it going to get done in December?” Peterson noted that Pelosi talked about the push to pass USMCA on a caucus conference call last week. “She was pushing and explaining the USMCA on that call, and she would not be doing that if she did not want to get this done,” Peterson explained. “So, this is going to get done.”
The USMCA working group has been meeting with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to negotiate changes to the trade agreement required to get votes from both sides of the aisle. Peterson said he anticipates that work will clear the way for rapid approval in all three countries.
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