AAFA Wants 2019 USMCA Ratification

The American Apparel and Footwear Association wants NAFTA to stay in place while Congress is working on ratifying its replacement, it announced March 4. "More than 200,000 American jobs in our industry are supported by NAFTA. We are calling on Congress to approve the USMCA this year and for the Administration to quickly and seamlessly implement it,” said Rick Helfenbein, AAFA president and CEO. The organization had previously joined the U.S. Chamber of Commerce-organized USMCA Coalition (see 1902250024) to push for passage of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement to replace NAFTA.