Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Announces NAFTA Hearing
House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Chairman Dave Reichert (R-WA) announced on Tuesday, July 11th that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing entitled “Modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement” on…
NAFTA This Week: USTR Hearings
Today wraps up three days of hearings hosted by USTR regarding the renegotiation of NAFTA. The hearings come about six weeks before the United States will begin discussions with Canada and Mexico, no earlier than…
Trump Announces Two Key Trade Nominations and WTO Taps U.S. Trade Attorney for Deputy Director-General Post
According to a White House Statement issued on June 26 th, President Donald Trump intends to nominate two important trade positions within the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) and the International Trade…
Trump Issues New Cuba Restrictions
Late last week, President Trump issued a directive that would purportedly “cancel” the recent changes in the Cuban Assets Control Regulations made under President Obama’s administration. This announcement caused…
Up at Bat this Summer: Renegotiating NAFTA
NAFTA renegotiations are up at bat this summer. In May, the Trump administration sent a letter to Congress that began a 90-day consultation period between Congress, the administration, and business stakeholders to…