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| https://axne.house.gov/media/press-releases/axne-leads-freshman-democrats-calling-senate-pass-usmca-year | Axne Leads Freshman Democrats in Calling on Senate to Pass USMCA This Year | 2019-12-18 | 2019 | 2019-12 | Democrat | House | IA | Cynthia Axne | A000378 | axne.house.gov | legacy | Washington D.C. Today, Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) called on the Senate to pass the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) before the end of the year. In a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Rep. Axne joined six of her freshman House colleagues in demanding that the Leader bring up the deal as soon as the House passes it this week. We are deeply concerned by your statements that the Senate will not take up the USMCA this year, the lawmakers wrote. The Senate cannot leave for recess until you pass the USMCA. The letter highlighted the Senate's previous words of support for the agreement amid statements that now suggest the deal will not be brought up until February. Over the last year, many of our colleagues in the Senate have expressed support for USMCA and their desire to move this deal as quickly as possible, the lawmakers wrote. We have completed the heavy lifting of negotiations and compromise and will send you a bipartisan trade agreement that the President himself supports. USMCA cannot end up in the Senate's Legislative Graveyard. The letter was signed by Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03), Rep. Anthony Brindisi (NY-22), Rep. Angie Craig (MN-02), Rep. Joe Cunningham (SC-01), Rep. Abby Finkenauer (IA-01), Rep. Kenda Horn (OK-05), and Rep. Susan Wild (PA-07). The House is expected to pass the USMCA trade agreement on Thursday. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |