By David Lawder and Sharay Angulo
By David Lawder and Sharay Angulo
WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY, Dec 9 (Reuters) – The Trump administration, Mexico and U.S. Democrats on Monday closed in on a deal for labor-related modifications to a languishing North American commerce pact which will quickly permit it to proceed to a vote, because the window for passage this 12 months rapidly narrows.
U.S. Commerce Consultant Robert Lighthizer and White Home senior adviser Jared Kushner are attributable to fly to Mexico Metropolis on Tuesday to attempt to pin down closing particulars of the settlement, an administration official advised Reuters late Monday afternoon.
Congressional aides and business sources stated {that a} proposed deal has been despatched to U.S. Home of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who will make the ultimate choice on whether or not and when to deliver the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Settlement to a vote.
“We’re finding out the proposal,” a senior Democratic aide advised Reuters, including that there was not but an settlement to announce.
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