Ways and Means Panel to Hold NAFTA Hearing Next Week
The House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee will hold a NAFTA modernization hearing July 18 to analyze whether NAFTA has been successful for the U.S. economy and job creation, focusing on U.S. manufacturing, agriculture and services, and on whether the…
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deal can be updated to better address today’s economic issues, subcommittee Chairman Dave Reichert, R-Wash., announced (here). “We have an opportunity now to improve and update NAFTA to make it a stronger agreement that opens markets for U.S. goods and services and holds other countries accountable with strict and enforceable rules,” he said. “This hearing provides an opportunity for American agricultural producers, manufacturers, and services providers to share their views on how we can modernize NAFTA to create more jobs and opportunities for all Americans.” The committee didn’t comment on potential witnesses.