USTR shared NAFTA plans with Congress despite interagency opposition

摘要

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative shared controversial proposals it tabled in the NAFTA negotiations with the congressional committees of jurisdiction even though other government agencies objected to moving forward with them, sources said, leaving some to question whether the interagency process is broken. Those controversial proposals include text on government procurement, dispute settlement, investment and a sunset clause. Sources said those proposals were objected to by at least one party in the interagency process but USTR decided to move ahead with them anyway, sharing text with the Senate Finance and House Ways & Means committees without making changes following those internal objections.