KORUS, NAFTA, Rules of Origin Beth Baltzan KORUS, NAFTA, Rules of Origin Beth Baltzan

Is the Trump Administration Looking at Rules of Origin in KORUS?

Earlier this month Politico reminded us that, in the talks with the Koreans about KORUS, the Trump Administration is not following the procedures set out under Trade Promotion Authority.  The theory is that the Administration doesn’t plan to change U.S. law, no Congressional vote is required, and thus TPA isn’t applicable. So far so good. …

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The NAFTA Renegotiation: Seven Ways to Modernize Trade Policy

The House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee invited submissions in connection with its hearing on modernizing NAFTA. This is the Executive Summary of American Phoenix’s comments.  The full comments can be found here.    In the past year, the backlash against globalization has expressed itself through Brexit, the withdrawal of the U.S. from the Trans-Pacific Partnership,…

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