USMCA Delay A bipartisan group of 10 U.S. senators is asking the Trump Administration to delay the proposed 1 June start date for enforcing the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. The rationale is that businesses are not ready, and COVID-19 interferes with preparations. The auto industry, for example, says it needs time to interpret new complex rules of origin. Perhaps, but there are counter arguments. Many U.S. business managers are currently not making or selling anything during stay at home orders. They have more free time than usual to consult on the issue and prepare. The auto industry is making ventilators for a single customer – the U.S. government, which is less complex than churning out thousands of vehicles for a large and dispar...
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Illuminating the value of technical research
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