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As other nations race to achieve their own market-opening trade deals, the United States cannot be left behind. The U.S. Chamber is dedicated to pursuing new trade and investment agreements that uphold and improve our standard of living and our standing in the world. Trade agreements must establish high standards, protect American innovation, and be fully enforceable.
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This Hill letter was sent to Members of the House Committee on Ways and Means on trade priorities.
This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the Senate Committee on Finance and the House Committee on Ways and Means, supporting committee action on bills to renew the Generalized System of Preferences and the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill, and to extend Permanent Normal Trade Relations to the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The continued success of the World Trade Organization (WTO) is critical to the U.S. business community. The global rules-based trading system the WTO embodies has benefited countries around the world — but none more than the United States. And that holds for its dispute settlement system as well.
The first USMCA Rapid Response Labor Mechanism case is coming to a close following a historic vote that took place over the course of two days.
It is imperative that the United States act now to frame new rules of the road for digital trade so that American companies and workers can seize the opportunities presented by the digital revolution.
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced on August 10, 2021, that the U.S. and Tridonex agreed to a course of remediation in response to a labor complaint filed against the auto parts manufacturer in May.
An earlier blog posted on July 8, 2021 described a USMCA complaint which alleged a violation of rights occurred at a GM facility in Sialo, Mexico. On that same day, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced that the U.S. and Mexico reached a remediation agreement which can be read in full here.
Comments to USTR and DOL on Interim Procedural Guidelines for USMCA Petitions