New Jersey Democrat, Rep. Bill Pascrell’s comments that the USMCA agreement can’t pass Congress in its current version drove the peso and loonie lower in early trade in New York. Pascrell, who is expected to chair the House Ways and Means Trade subcommittee stated “If he wants a Democratic votes they need to be not only changes in the legislation but more enforcement.”
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