US Chair of Ways and Means Committee in Ottawa for Talks on New NAFTA

House Ways and Means Committee Chair Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass. The Canadian Press

OTTAWA—An influential American lawmaker is in Ottawa on Nov. 6 for meetings with the Trudeau Liberals on the push to ratify the new North American free trade deal.

Richard Neal, chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means committee, will play a key role in bringing ratification of the new United States−Mexico−Canada−Agreement (USMCA) to the floor of Congress for final legal approval.