Meeting

The USMCA: A New Paradigm For Trade Agreements?

Thursday, February 27, 2020

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Speakers

Charles Boustany Jr.

Partner, Capitol Counsel, LLC; Former U.S. Representative from Louisiana, U.S. House of Representatives (R); Counselor, National Bureau of Asia Research

Jennifer Hillman

Senior Fellow for Trade and International Political Economy, Council on Foreign Relations; @J_A_Hillman

Stephanie Murphy

U.S. Representative from Florida, U.S. House of Representatives (D)

Presider

Douglas Rediker

Chairman, International Capital Strategies; Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution

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