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Article snippet: MORE on Tuesday wrote to Democratic leaders ahead of a meeting at the White House calling on them to pass a renegotiated version of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) before moving on to infrastructure. In a letter to Speaker reached a deal to lift steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada and Mexico, removing a significant roadblock for congressional approval of the USMCA. The legislature of each country must still ratify the agreement. Canadian and Mexican officials have indicated they will do so, but House Democrats, including Pelosi, have said all involved parties must tighten labor and environmental standards before passage in the U.S. Democratic leaders met last week with United States Trade Representative MORE to discuss moving forward on the USMCA. House Majority Leader MORE (D-Md.) said Tuesday that the two sides were getting closer but that there was still work to be done. He cited enforcement for labor laws and the length of exclusivity for patents as sticking points. "I'm hopeful that we can get there. And I think the Speaker is hopeful we can get there," he said. While the USMCA has run into some roadblocks, the president in his letter on Tuesday said he believes there is bipartisan agreement to work out an infrastructure deal that modernizes transportation systems and waterways, invests in rural broadband and improves local wastewater facilities. “It would be helpful if you came to tomorrow’s meeting with your infrastructure priorities and s... Link to the full article to read more