Source: POLITICO'S MORNING AGRICULTURE, 9/16/19

The Trump administration is stepping up its effort to bring Democrats along on NAFTA 2.0 with a counterproposal from the White House last week. In that offer, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer showed "significant flexibility" in addressing concerns raised by Democrats in four areas of the pact: enforcement, labor, environment and pharmaceuticals, sources told our Pro Trade colleagues.

The administration has agreed to fix problems with how disputes between governments are resolved that plagued NAFTA and weren't corrected in USMCA, the sources said.

"This is more than a step in the right direction," a source tracking the discussions said. "We're marching down the path to USMCA implementation here."

Still, the macro politics remain TBD. Democrats aren't saying yet whether the changes will be enough to lead House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to bring the agreement to the floor for a vote.