Ways and Means Democrats Lay Out Priorities in Upcoming USMCA Review

WASHINGTON – Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.), along with all Ways and Means Committee Democrats, today called on the Trump administration to prioritize American workers, stronger environmental protections and national economic security in the upcoming review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

The members urged the administration to update the agreement to address offshoring, worker rights, environmental protections, economic security and enforcement of existing commitments.

“The USMCA Review is a crucial opportunity to fortify the North American economic relationship and the resiliency of the U.S. economy at a time when our most important economic and security relationships have been thrown into disarray and persistent economic uncertainty has raised costs for American families,” the members wrote. “We urge you, moving forward, to forgo the kind of combative rhetoric and coercive behavior that has defined the past year. House Democrats stand ready to work with your office, but USTR must make clear that the United States remains committed to the trilateral structure of USMCA, the defining feature of the North American economic relationship, and to a durable, mutually beneficial relationship with our partners that ensures the gains from trade are shared broadly both within and across our North American markets.”

In addition to Sánchez, the letter was signed by Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-Mass.) and Representatives Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas), Mike Thompson (D-Calif.), John Larson (D-Conn.), Danny Davis (D-Ill.), Terri Sewell (D-Ala.), Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.), Judy Chu (D-Calif.), Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.), Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.), Don Beyer (D-Va.), Dwight Evans (D-Pa.), Brad Schneider (D-Ill.), Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.), Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.), Steven Horsford (D-Nev.), Stacey Plaskett (D-Virgin Islands) and Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.).

The full text of the letter is available HERE.

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