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Article snippet: House Speaker MORE Wednesday afternoon as the White House faces increasing bipartisan criticism over its aggressive trade policies. A senior Democratic aide confirmed the meeting to The Hill, which will take place a 1 p.m. Two Democratic sources told Politico, which was the first to report the meeting, that the official topic of the meeting is MORE’s new trade agreement with Mexico and Canada. But the meeting also comes amid an escalating trade war with China, which has resulted in additional tariffs from both sides over the past week. Majority Leader MORE (D-Mass.) will also reportedly be at the meeting. Lighthizer’s office did not immediately responded to a request for comment from The Hill. The United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA), a successor to the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), awaits its fate in Congress, where House Democrats, led by Pelosi, threaten to hold up the deal’s ratification over labor concerns and Senate Republicans express skepticism over the deal’s effectiveness while tariffs are still applied to Canada and Mexico. “I wish him success in the negotiation,” Pelosi told reporters on Monday. “But as I say, we have to use our leverage without antagonizing those who are on our side on this.” Lighthizer and other administration officials have said they will not reopen the negotiations with the other two signatories. The political window appears to be closing, as a deal of this magnitude is unlikely to gain traction on Capitol ... Link to the full article to read more