In Congress, a mounting push to bring Latin American countries under USMCA umbrella

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WASHINGTON — Two members of Congress want to invite Latin American countries to join Canada's trade agreement with the United States and Mexico. Louisiana Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy and Sen. Michael Bennet, a Democrat from Colorado, say they want to create a Western Hemisphere trading bloc to combat China. They say expanding the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement to include Latin American countries would be a win-win for the Americas. Their proposed Americas Trade and Investment Act is designed to l