Congress has spent most of the last few weeks consumed with impeachment, a topic that’s already swallowed a good portion of the legislative calendar this year. But even as that process grinds forward and lawmakers struggle to pass a 2020 budget, Congress has an opportunity to prove it can still enact sensible policy, contribute to economic growth, and accomplish necessary things. A bipartisan deal on an important issue, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, is in hand.
House Democrats are expected to vote this week to move USMCA forward with some needed changes — primarily enforcement provisions. The Senate is expected to follow suit next month. That means this agreement has bipartisan support. That makes sense since USMCA would boost economic growth and create American jobs, something that politicians in both parties can rally behind.
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