WASHINGTON DC -In response to the announcement that the United Kingdom and European Union had struck a deal to change the Northern Ireland Protocol via a new Windsor Framework, National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) President Jake Colvin released the following statement:
“The friction over trade with Northern Ireland has been a stumbling block to a U.S-UK Free Trade Agreement. If the Windsor Framework can break the impasse over trade with Northern Ireland, the Biden Administration ought to move quickly to discuss a comprehensive trade deal with the UK, which would enjoy significant bipartisan support in Congress. Resolving this deadlock would unlock a real opportunity for the Biden Administration to demonstrate its commitment to advancing opportunities for America’s workers, businesses and farmers and creating stronger economic ties with a crucial ally.”
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