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Pelosi casts doubt on USMCA vote in 2019

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is casting doubt on passage of the USMCA trade deal by the end of the year.

“I’m not even sure if we came to an agreement today that it would be enough time to finish,” she told reporters.

Pelosi and House Ways and Means Committee Chair Richard Neal met today with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, but they were unable to reach a final agreement.

Neal said he will continue talks with Lighthizer through next week when the House is in recess to maintain momentum on the final changes Democrats are seeking. Neal thinks a December vote on USMCA is still a possibility.