Trudeau plans USMCA meetings with Pelosi, McConnell this week
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Source: Politico
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to meet with the top-ranking members of the U.S. House and Senate during a trip to Washington this week to get a read on prospects for bringing the new North American trade deal up for a vote in Congress.
Trudeau's office announced late last week that he would meet with President Donald Trump on Thursday, but Trudeau is also now planning sit-downs later in the day with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, two senior Canadian officials and a pair of congressional sources told POLITICO today.
A "core" objective for Trudeau in those meetings will be to get a better sense of the legislative outlook for the USMCA, one of the senior Canadian officials said. It's a pressing concern for Trudeau, who must decide whether to push Parliament to immediately vote on Canada's USMCA implementation bill, C-100.
Canada's Parliament is scheduled to adjourn this week, meaning that a quick vote on the USMCA bill would require lawmakers to pass judgment on the deal before knowing how the Trump administration intends to address House Democrats' concerns with the pact.
Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/17/trudeau-pelosi-mcconnell-usmca-1366566
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