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Will the impeachment inquiry overshadow the USMCA?

There are concerns in some corners that the impeachment inquiry in the House could overshadow work on the US Mexico Canada Agreement.

President Trump said Wednesday he is unsure if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will have time to sign the agreement because of the inquiry.

Iowa Republican Senator Chuck Grassley says he believes the USMCA process will continue as planned. But he says if Democrats let the inquiry impact the trade deal then they are “more interested in politics than policy.”

House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal, a Democrat from Massachusetts, says the committee will “proceed with optimism” on the USMCA.