The Trump administration has taken a step toward ratification of the new North American trade agreement, sending a draft statement to Congress that puts the legislative body on notice the pact could be coming soon.
The White House is planning to send the draft "Statement of Administrative Action" to Capitol Hill later Thursday, one Hill aide and one administration official confirmed to POLITICO.
The move represents a procedural step forward on the path to approve the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement and starts a 30-day window that must pass before the Trump administration is allowed to submit the full implementing legislation to Congress.Article originally published on POLITICO Magazine