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Vermont committee reviews draft resolution urging return to USMCA stability and opposing tariffs on Canadian goods
Summary
The Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing & General Affairs on Friday, April 18 reviewed a draft single-chamber resolution urging cooperative relations between the United States and Canada and asking federal leaders to remove or refrain from imposing tariffs on Canadian imports.
The Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing & General Affairs on Friday, April 18 reviewed a draft single-chamber resolution urging cooperative relations between the United States and Canada and asking federal leaders to remove or refrain from imposing tariffs on Canadian imports.
The measure, drafted by Michael Chernick and circulated to the committee, frames the dispute over tariffs as damaging to Vermont’s economy and cross-border personal ties. Committee members asked staff to revise the text to (1) recognize the existing United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) and express a desire to return to or maintain its provisions for stability, (2) expand the list of recipients to include the full U.S. congressional delegation as well as Canadian counterparts and the…
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