Trade deal hits summer doldrums

Published July 5, 2019 9:00pm ET



The Trump administration’s hopes for a summer ratification of the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement are beginning to fade as it becomes increasingly likely that the trade deal will not advance in Congress until 2021.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has the power to slow-walk a vote on the trade agreement. She has chosen to exercise that power, citing a trio of unresolved “deal breaker” problems Democrats want addressed.

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