USMCA Clears All Committees of Jurisdiction, Ready for Full Senate Vote

Four Senate committees reported the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement out, clearing the way for a floor vote Jan. 16. The Foreign Relations Committee and Commerce Committee had voice votes. The Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee voted 22-1 in favor, with Sen. Bernie Sanders, independent senator from Vermont, the only no vote, though Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., who previously voted no in the Finance Committee, was not present and did not vote by proxy. In the Appropriations Committee, 29 senators voted for the implementing bill, and two voted no -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., and Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii.