U.S. Congress Needs Notice of Nafta Deal by Next Week, Ryan Says
- Others see no firm cutoff date amid latest push for agreement
- Canada argues the process ‘will take as long as it takes’
Mexico's Fox Says Trump Has Been Stubborn on Nafta
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Paul Ryan says he needs notice of a Nafta deal by May 17 if the current Congress is going to be able to vote on it, suggesting talks are pushing up against the constraints of U.S. trade law, even as President Donald Trump continues to deride the existing pact.
Trump repeated his disdain for the North American Free Trade Agreement on Friday, telling auto executives that he’d “never been a Nafta fan” and calling it “one of the worst trade deals in history” during a meeting at the White House.