Lawmakers Call for Bilateral US-UK Trade Deal on Heels of Brexit Vote
The U.S. should immediately start negotiating a free trade agreement with the United Kingdom, after citizens of that country voted June 23 to exit the EU, Texas Republicans Sen. Ted Cruz and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady…
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said in statements. “We should treat the ‘Brexit’ as an opportunity to forge a closer partnership with our historic friend and ally, including immediately starting negotiations for a targeted US-UK free trade agreement,” Cruz said (here). Brady said (here) the U.S. and UK should discuss a "modern" agreement that expands trade between the U.S. and its seventh-largest trading partner, and that he remains "committed to a strong and ambitious TTIP agreement."