US Wants New Trade Pact With Canada, Mexico Passed by Summer, Pence Says

US Wants New Trade Pact With Canada, Mexico Passed by Summer, Pence Says
Vice President Mike Pence delivers a keynote address during Access Intelligence's Satellite 2019 Conference and Exhibition at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center May 6, 2019 in Washington. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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Vice President Mike Pence said on May 30 he’s pushing to get the U.S. Congress to ratify the new North American trade agreement this summer, after both Canada and Mexico signaled they are ready to start the approval process.

Pence, the Trump administration’s point person for getting the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) approved by Congress, made the remark at the start of a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa.