Democrats Try to Smooth Trade Deal Passage With Labor Proposal
- House Speaker Pelosi demands stronger enforcement before vote
- Wyden-Brown measure wouldn’t require reopening trade deal
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Two top Senate Democrats, including longtime free-trade foe Sherrod Brown, are crafting a labor enforcement proposal that could help ease the way for passage of President Donald Trump’s new North American trade agreement.
Brown of Ohio and Ron Wyden of Oregon are floating ideas to address Democrats’ concerns about the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement and build a consensus that could help get it through the Democratic-controlled House. The proposals include measures that would bar Mexican exporters from benefiting from the deal’s reduced tariffs if they violate workers’ collective-bargaining rights.