Grassley Says Administration Needs to Send Bill to House for New NAFTA

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, wants to get the new NAFTA ratified as soon as possible. He said that by holding back on sending an implementing bill for the revised deal, the White House is giving House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., an excuse to delay its consideration. Grassley said during a conference call with reporters on May 14 that the administration needs to "get Pelosi to talk about specifics and tell us exactly what she and the Democrats need to get it passed." He also said negotiations with Canada on lifting Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs seem to be advancing.