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US Chamber stepping up call on USMCA

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is stepping up its call during the Congressional recess on Congress to ratify the USMCA. The Chamber’s chief policy officer Neil Bradley says they don’t expect the impeachment inquiry to get in the way, “The American people and, frankly, the business community, expect that our elected officials can walk and chew gum.”

Bradley says they’re pleased to see support for moving the USMCA forward from leaders on both sides of the aisle, including House Speaker Pelosi.

Bradley says there are some troubling signs the economy could be weakening and USMCA ratification is one of the things that could greatly restore certainty, “The provisions of USMCA, as we’ve seen from the administration’s economic analysis, are good in terms of supporting U.S. manufacturers, agriculture and U.S. jobs.”

Bradley says the newest numbers on manufacturing have hit the lowest level in a decade, in contraction territory, and there could ultimately be the possibility of a recession if not corrected. Neil says the Chamber is hopeful the USMCA will be ratified before Thanksgiving.

Audio from U.S. Chamber of Commerce conference call

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