USMCA passage important now and has overwhelming bipartisan support
Meltzer 21 - (Joshua Meltzer is a Fellow in the Global Economy and Development Program at the Brookings Institution and an Adjunct Professor at the Georgetown University Law School and at the John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Washington D.C.) September 2021, "Developing a roadmap for USMCA success”, Global Economy and Development at Brookings, https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Developing-roadmap-USMCA.pdf //mish
The passage of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) through the U.S. Congress with overwhelming bipartisan support, as well as with strong political backing in Canada and Mexico, underscored the importance of USMCA for North American trade and economic relations.1 It builds on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and largely retains NAFTA’s commitment to lowering trade barriers although it rolls back trade openness in the auto sector. USMCA also adds new and robust commitments, particularly on digital trade, labor, and the environment.