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USMCA Debate Heats Up as Transshipment Data Soars

Heated rhetoric between the US and Canada sets stage for tough negotiations
Trucks carrying export goods to the United States from Mexico.Photographer: Herika Martinez/AFP/Getty Images
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US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick are testifying on Capitol Hill this week, defending the trade policy that President Donald Trump has rolled out during the past year.

Hostile rhetoric between the US and Canada were prominent during the hearings Wednesday. Greer said that the US may need to engage in enforcement action in response to some Canadian provinces rejecting American wine and spirits during a hearing to the Ways and Means committee.