USMCA ‘Strong Deal Overall,’ Says US Chamber CEO, Urging Bipartisan Ratification

With the House expected to vote this week on ratifying the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement on free trade, “we are one step closer to securing a major bipartisan victory for our economy,” blogged U.S. Chamber of Commerce CEO Thomas Donohue Monday. USMCA “will be a boon to manufacturing, services, and agricultural enterprises,” plus small business, said Donohue. While not “without its weaknesses” in the last-minute removal of key intellectual property provisions (see 1912110035), USCMA “is a strong deal overall,” he said.